ground not precluding a new action; the court said that 4 8-34 was remedial and should be liberally construed); Norwood v. Buffcy, 196 Va. 1051, 86 S.E.2d 809 (1955) (the court gave a liberal interpretation to S 8-634, dealing with wrongful death); Street v. Consumers Mining Corp., 185 Va. 561, 575, 39 S.