Statutes > Virginia Statutes > Title 55 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES. > Chapter 11 - Estrays and Drift Property (55-202 thru 55-210) > 55-210 - Right of property to be proved.

55-210 - Right of property to be proved.

§ 55-210. Right of property to be proved.

In any action, suit, prosecution or controversy about any such property, theperson, other than the owner of such land, claiming to be the owner of theproperty, must prove his ownership in order to sustain his claim.

(Code 1919, § 3572.)