Under Virginia law, except for cases involving medical malpractice, the statute of limitations begins to run on a minor's eighteenth birthday. For medical malpractice cases involving minors under the age of eight, the minor has until his or her tenth birthday to commence litigation.
) or high court judgment if someone takes court action against you (saying you owe them money) and you donât respond. You have 14 days to respond to the court claim. If you get a judgment, this means that the court has formally decided that you owe the money. The judgment will come in the post and will explain:
judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment-a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.udgement in rem, judgment in rem-a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons). dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal-a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial.