West View Corp. v. Thunderbolt Yacht Basin Inc.

Almand, Justice.(a) A proceeding to dispossess one from the possession of land, wherein a counter-affidavit and bond have been filed and the papers returned to the superior court of the county of the defendant’s residence for trial of the issues raised, is, until disposed of, a pending proceeding within the exception provided in Code § 3-202, which is as follows: “All petitions for equitable relief shall be filed in the county of the residence of one of the defendants against whom substantial relief is prayed, except in cases of injunctions to stay pending proceedings, when the petition may…