t altered the essential hold- 8 Id. at 91, 195 S.F. at 526. See Manuel, v. Norfolk & W. Ry, 99 Va. 188, 37 S.E. 957 (1901); Dawes v. New York Phila. & Nod. R.R, 96 Va. 733, 32 SE. 778 (1899). 9 The court noted that the forerunner of S 8-34 had used language that specifically tolled the statute of limi