West Virginia Code — 55
Browse 262 sections in division 55 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 55-1-1. 55-1-1. When writing required.
- § 55-2-1. 55-2-1. Entry upon or recovery of lands.
- § 55-2-2. 55-2-2. Claim not to preserve right as to lands.
- § 55-2-3. 55-2-3. Entry upon or recovery of lands by persons under disability.
- § 55-2-4. 55-2-4. Limitations upon §55-2-3.
- § 55-2-5. 55-2-5. Enforcement of liens reserved by conveyance or created by deed of trust or mortgage on real estate.
- § 55-2-6. 55-2-6. Actions to recover on award or contract other than judgment or recognizance.
- § 55-2-7. 55-2-7. Actions on bonds of personal representatives and fiduciaries.
- § 55-2-8. 55-2-8. Acknowledgment by new promise.
- § 55-2-9. 55-2-9. Effect of acknowledgment by personal representative or joint contractor.
- § 55-2-10. 55-2-10. Effect of devise for payment of debts.
- § 55-2-11. 55-2-11. Action or scire facias on recognizance.
- § 55-2-12. 55-2-12. Personal actions not otherwise provided for.
- § 55-2-13. 55-2-13. Foreign judgments and decrees.
- § 55-2-14. 55-2-14. Suit to repeal land grant.
- § 55-2-15. 55-2-15. Special and general savings as to persons under disability.
- § 55-2-16. 55-2-16. Death before right to sue.
- § 55-2-17. 55-2-17. When suit prevented by defendant; actions on foreign contracts.
- § 55-2-18. 55-2-18. Extension of period for new action after dismissal or reversal where the action is timely filed.
- § 55-2-19. 55-2-19. Application of statute of limitation to state.
- § 55-2-20. 55-2-20. Limitations applicable to proceedings pending or rights of action accruing before effective date of code.
- § 55-2-21. 55-2-21. Statutes of limitation tolled on claims assertible in civil actions when actions commence.
- § 55-2-22. 55-2-22. Effect of bankruptcy.
- § 55-3-1. 55-3-1. Issuance of summons.
- § 55-3-2. 55-3-2. Assessment of damages.
- § 55-3-3. 55-3-3. Return day and service of summons; plea; issue and trial.
- § 55-3-4. 55-3-4. Period of limitation; verdict and judgment.
- § 55-3-5. 55-3-5. Judgment not a bar to action of ejectment; verdict not conclusive of facts in future action; allowance for improvements not precluded.
- § 55-3-6. 55-3-6. Equitable defenses; adverse possession.
- § 55-4-1. 55-4-1. When ejectment a proper remedy.
- § 55-4-2. 55-4-2. Venue
- § 55-4-3. 55-4-3. Interest of plaintiff.
- § 55-4-4. 55-4-4. Parties defendant.
- § 55-4-5. 55-4-5. How action commenced.
- § 55-4-6. 55-4-6. Declaration.
- § 55-4-7. 55-4-7. Joinder of parties plaintiff.
- § 55-4-8. 55-4-8. Service of declaration and notice; order of publication.
- § 55-4-9. 55-4-9. Rule to plead; default judgment.
- § 55-4-10. 55-4-10. Plea or demurrer; issue on plea; evidence admissible.
- § 55-4-11. 55-4-11. Equitable title of vendee as defense.
- § 55-4-12. 55-4-12. Payment or performance by mortgagor as defense.
- § 55-4-13. 55-4-13. Notice of equitable defense; resort to equity not barred.
- § 55-4-14. 55-4-14. Consent rules not to be used; what plaintiff must prove generally.
- § 55-4-15. 55-4-15. What plaintiff must prove against cotenant.
- § 55-4-16. 55-4-16. Extent of possession under patent, deed or other writing.
- § 55-4-17. 55-4-17. Verdict as to parties.
- § 55-4-18. 55-4-18. Verdict as to premises.
- § 55-4-19. 55-4-19. Judgment; assignment of dower.
- § 55-4-20. 55-4-20. Change in plaintiff's right pending action; additional party plaintiff.
- § 55-4-21. 55-4-21. Mesne profits and damages.
- § 55-4-22. 55-4-22. How damages assessed.
- § 55-4-23. 55-4-23. Claim for improvements.
- § 55-4-24. 55-4-24. Balance as between damages and improvements.
- § 55-4-25. 55-4-25. Postponing assessment of damages and allowance for improvements.
- § 55-4-26. 55-4-26. Effect of judgment.
- § 55-4-27. 55-4-27. Effect of judgment as to persons under disability.
- § 55-4-28. 55-4-28. Right to recover mesne profits and damages against person other than defendant.
- § 55-4-29. 55-4-29. Default or surrender by tenant for life.
- § 55-4-30. 55-4-30. Right of entry not tolled by descent cast.
- § 55-4-31. 55-4-31. Petition for ascertainment and designation of boundary line or lines of real estate.
- § 55-5-1. 55-5-1. Method of asserting claim.
- § 55-5-2. 55-5-2. Valuation of improvements made by defendant before notice of title.
- § 55-5-3. 55-5-3. Liability of defendant for annual value of premises and damages -- Assessment of damages for plaintiff.
- § 55-5-4. 55-5-4. Same -- For what period defendant liable.
- § 55-5-5. 55-5-5. Verdict for balance after damages set off against improvements; entry of judgment.
- § 55-5-6. 55-5-6. Judgment lien.
- § 55-5-7. 55-5-7. Reimbursement of life tenant by remainderman or reversioner.
- § 55-5-8. 55-5-8. Exception as to mortgagees and trustees.
- § 55-5-9. 55-5-9. Plaintiff may require his estate only to be valued -- By entry on record.
- § 55-5-10. 55-5-10. Same -- How estimated.
- § 55-5-11. 55-5-11. Same -- Relinquishment of estate to defendant at value ascertained.
- § 55-5-12. 55-5-12. Same -- Same -- How value paid; sale of land for failure to make payments; deficiency.
- § 55-5-13. 55-5-13. Same -- Same -- Disposition of value when party under disability.
- § 55-5-14. 55-5-14. Same -- Same -- Eviction of defendant; recovery of amount paid.
- § 55-6-1. 55-6-1. Immediate recovery of possession of personal property; notice and prejudgment hearing.
- § 55-6-2. 55-6-2. Finding of fact by court or magistrate; bond; order for seizure.
- § 55-6-3. 55-6-3. Seizure of property by officer.
- § 55-6-4. 55-6-4. Return of property to defendant upon execution of bond.
- § 55-6-5. 55-6-5. Exception to sufficiency of sureties.
- § 55-6-6. 55-6-6. Verdict and judgment.
- § 55-6-7. 55-6-7. Execution.
- § 55-7-1. 55-7-1. Seduction.
- § 55-7-2. 55-7-2. Insulting words.
- § 55-7-3. 55-7-3. Unlawful seizure or attachment.
- § 55-7-4. 55-7-4. Action of replevin abolished.
- § 55-7-5. 55-7-5. Action for death by wrongful act.
- § 55-7-6. 55-7-6. By whom action for wrongful death to be brought; amount and distribution of damages; period of limitation.
- § 55-7-7. 55-7-7. Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act.
- § 55-7-8. 55-7-8. Personal injury action where injuries result in death.
- § 55-7-9. 55-7-9. Violation of statutes.
- § 55-7-10. 55-7-10. Trespass abolished; trespass on the case to lie in lieu thereof.
- § 55-7-11. 55-7-11. Suits against unincorporated common carriers.
- § 55-7-12. 55-7-12. Liability of one joint tort-feasor not affected by release to, or accord and satisfaction with, another.
- § 55-7-13. 55-7-13.
- § 55-7-14. 55-7-14. Liability of visual or sound broadcasting stations for defamatory statements.
- § 55-7-15. 55-7-15. Aid to victim of accident, emergency, or disaster; immunity from civil liability, definitions.
- § 55-7-16. 55-7-16. Immunity from liability for ski patrol rendering emergency care.
- § 55-7-17. 55-7-17. Aid by trained emergency services personnel; entities, immunity from civil liability; definitions.
- § 55-7-18. 55-7-18. Limiting liability of home care service providers, daycare centers and residential care facilities disclosing certain employment information.
- § 55-7-19. 55-7-19. Liability of health care providers who render services at school athletic events; limiting liability; exceptions.
- § 55-7-20. 55-7-20. Limiting civil liability of nonprofits for arranging passage on excursion trains.
- § 55-7-21. 55-7-21. Creating presumption of good faith for court-appointed licensed psychologists and psychiatrists conducting a child custody evaluation; method for assigning court and legal fees.
- § 55-7-22. 55-7-22. Civil relief for persons resisting certain criminal activities.
- § 55-7-23. 55-7-23. Prescription drugs and medical devices; limiting health care providers' liability exposure.
- § 55-7-24. 55-7-24.
- § 55-7-25. 55-7-25. Personal injury and wrongful death actions; complaint; specific amount of damages not to be stated.
- § 55-7-26. 55-7-26. First responders who use forced entry in response to 911 call; limited immunity from civil and criminal liability.
- § 55-7-27. 55-7-27. Liability of possessor of real property for harm to a trespasser.
- § 55-7-28. 55-7-28. Limiting civil liability of a possessor of real property for injuries caused by open and obvious hazards.
- § 55-7-29. 55-7-29. Limitations on punitive damages.
- § 55-7-30. 55-7-30. Adequate pharmaceutical warnings; limiting civil liability for manufacturers or sellers who provide warning to a learned intermediary.
- § 55-7-31. 55-7-31. Limitation on products liability actions; innocent seller.
- § 55-7-32. 55-7-32. Liability for employee negligence in actions involving commercial motor vehicles.
- § 55-8-1. 55-8-1. Jurisdiction in proceedings on penal bonds.
- § 55-8-2. 55-8-2. Action of debt or assumpsit on note or writing; action of debt for any past-due installment.
- § 55-8-3. 55-8-3. Action of assumpsit for breach of contract.
- § 55-8-4. 55-8-4. General issue in debt or assumpsit on sealed instrument.
- § 55-8-5. 55-8-5. Validity of writing payable to person dead at time of execution.
- § 55-8-6. 55-8-6. Liability of personal representative of deceased joint judgment debtor, obligor, promissor or partner.
- § 55-8-7. 55-8-7. Action against makers, drawers, endorsers, acceptors, assignors or absolute guarantors.
- § 55-8-8. 55-8-8. Joinder of personal representative of decedent as defendant in action under §55-8-7; judgment to affect only estate of decedent.
- § 55-8-9. 55-8-9. Action by assignee in own name; defenses and setoff; joinder of claims.
- § 55-8-10. 55-8-10. Assignee entitled to recover from assignor; defenses allowed.
- § 55-8-11. 55-8-11. Limitation on jurisdiction of equity as to suit by assignee.
- § 55-8-12. 55-8-12. Third party may sue on covenant or promise made for his sole benefit.
- § 55-8-13. 55-8-13. Action of account.
- § 55-8-14. 55-8-14. Agreements to indemnify against sole negligence of the indemnitee, his agents or employees against public policy; no action maintainable thereon; exceptions.
- § 55-8-15. 55-8-15. Choice of law for computer information agreements.
- § 55-8-16. 55-8-16. Choice of law in product liability actions.
- § 55-9-1. 55-9-1. Gaming contracts void.
- § 55-9-2. 55-9-2. Recovery of money or property lost in gaming.
- § 55-9-3. 55-9-3. Recovery of gaming losses by bill in equity; repayment discharges winner from punishment.
- § 55-10-1. 55-10-1. Short title.
- § 55-10-2. 55-10-2. Declaration of public policy; legislative findings.
- § 55-10-3. 55-10-3. Definitions.
- § 55-10-4. 55-10-4. Notice.
- § 55-10-5. 55-10-5. When article applies.
- § 55-10-6. 55-10-6. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.
- § 55-10-7. 55-10-7. Application for judicial relief.
- § 55-10-8. 55-10-8. Validity of agreement to arbitrate.
- § 55-10-9. 55-10-9. Motion to compel or stay arbitration.
- § 55-10-10. 55-10-10. Provisional remedies.
- § 55-10-11. 55-10-11. Initiation of arbitration.
- § 55-10-12. 55-10-12. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings.
- § 55-10-13. 55-10-13. Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator.
- § 55-10-14. 55-10-14. Disclosure by arbitrator.
- § 55-10-15. 55-10-15. Action by majority.
- § 55-10-16. 55-10-16. Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney's fees and costs.
- § 55-10-17. 55-10-17. Arbitration process.
- § 55-10-18. 55-10-18. Representation by lawyer.
- § 55-10-19. 55-10-19. Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery.
- § 55-10-20. 55-10-20. Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator.
- § 55-10-21. 55-10-21. Award.
- § 55-10-22. 55-10-22. Change of award by arbitrator.
- § 55-10-23. 55-10-23. Remedies; fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding.
- § 55-10-24. 55-10-24. Confirmation of award.
- § 55-10-25. 55-10-25. Vacating award.
- § 55-10-26. 55-10-26. Modification or correction of award.
- § 55-10-27. 55-10-27. Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
- § 55-10-28. 55-10-28. Jurisdiction.
- § 55-10-29. 55-10-29. Venue.
- § 55-10-30. 55-10-30. Appeals.
- § 55-10-31. 55-10-31. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 55-10-32. 55-10-32. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 55-10-33. 55-10-33. Savings clause.
- § 55-11-1. 55-11-1. Lis pendens record.
- § 55-11-2. 55-11-2. Notice of lis pendens; recordation and indexing thereof.
- § 55-11-3. 55-11-3. Limitations on notice of lis pendens.
- § 55-12-1. 55-12-1. Order for sale of property; terms; sale by special commissioner or receiver; bond; deposit of proceeds; penalties.
- § 55-12-2. 55-12-2. Notice of sale; contents; publication.
- § 55-12-3. 55-12-3. Certificate as to bond to be appended to notice of sale; effect thereof.
- § 55-12-4. 55-12-4. Report of sale.
- § 55-12-5. 55-12-5. When sheriff to execute decree or order of sale.
- § 55-12-6. 55-12-6. Rate of commission for services of special commissioner.
- § 55-12-7. 55-12-7. Appointment of commissioner to execute deed; effect of execution.
- § 55-12-8. 55-12-8. Title of purchaser not affected by reversal of decree of sale; restitution of proceeds.
- § 55-13-1. 55-13-1. Power of courts to declare rights, status and other legal relations; objections; form and effect of declaration.
- § 55-13-2. 55-13-2. Who may have determination and obtain declaration.
- § 55-13-3. 55-13-3. Construction of contract before or after breach.
- § 55-13-4. 55-13-4. Declaration concerning trusts and estates.
- § 55-13-5. 55-13-5. No restriction on powers conferred by §55-13-1.
- § 55-13-6. 55-13-6. When court may refuse judgment.
- § 55-13-7. 55-13-7. Review.
- § 55-13-8. 55-13-8. Further relief.
- § 55-13-9. 55-13-9. Trial and determination of issues of fact.
- § 55-13-10. 55-13-10. Costs.
- § 55-13-11. 55-13-11. Parties.
- § 55-13-12. 55-13-12. Article remedial; liberal construction and administration thereof.
- § 55-13-13. 55-13-13. "Person" defined.
- § 55-13-14. 55-13-14. Severability.
- § 55-13-15. 55-13-15. Interpretation and construction of article.
- § 55-13-16. 55-13-16. Citation of article.
- § 55-14-1. 55-14-1. Definitions.
- § 55-14-2. 55-14-2. Filing and status of foreign judgments.
- § 55-14-3. 55-14-3. Notice of filing.
- § 55-14-4. 55-14-4. Stay.
- § 55-14-5. 55-14-5. Fees.
- § 55-14-6. 55-14-6. Optional procedure.
- § 55-14-7. 55-14-7. Uniformity of interpretation.
- § 55-14-8. 55-14-8. Short title.
- § 55-15-1. 55-15-1.
- § 55-15-2. 55-15-2.
- § 55-15-3. 55-15-3.
- § 55-15-4. 55-15-4.
- § 55-15-5. 55-15-5.
- § 55-15-6. 55-15-6.
- § 55-16-1. 55-16-1. Civil remedy for making, drawing, issuing, uttering or delivery of worthless check, draft or order.
- § 55-17-1. 55-17-1. Findings; purpose.
- § 55-17-2. 55-17-2. Definitions.
- § 55-17-3. 55-17-3. Preliminary procedures; service on Attorney General; notice to the Legislature.
- § 55-17-4. 55-17-4. Procedures pending action.
- § 55-17-5. 55-17-5. Notice of settlement, seizure or forfeiture.
- § 55-17-6. 55-17-6. Construction of article.
- § 55-18-1. 55-18-1. Legislative declarations and purpose.
- § 55-18-2. 55-18-2. Authority to bring suit against manufacturers, sellers, trade associations or dealers of firearms.
- § 55-19-1. 55-19-1. Short title.
- § 55-19-2. 55-19-2. Findings and purpose.
- § 55-19-3. 55-19-3. Definitions.
- § 55-19-4. 55-19-4. Claims arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- § 55-19-5. 55-19-5. Products made, sold, and donated in response to COVID-19.
- § 55-19-6. 55-19-6. Workers’ compensation.
- § 55-19-7. 55-19-7. Exception.
- § 55-19-8. 55-19-8. Severability.
- § 55-19-9. 55-19-9. Application.
- § 55-20-1. 55-20-1. Short title.
- § 55-20-2. 55-20-2. Definitions.
- § 55-20-3. 55-20-3. Civil action.
- § 55-20-4. 55-20-4. Exceptions to liability.
- § 55-20-5. 55-20-5. Plaintiff’s privacy.
- § 55-20-6. 55-20-6. Remedies.
- § 55-20-7. 55-20-7. Statute of limitations.
- § 55-20-8. 55-20-8. Construction.
- § 55-20-9. 55-20-9. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 55-20-10. 55-20-10. Effective date.
- § 55-21-1. 55-21-1. Short title.
- § 55-21-2. 55-21-2. Definitions.
- § 55-21-3. 55-21-3. Notice and opportunity for hearing.
- § 55-21-4. 55-21-4. Scope; exclusions.
- § 55-21-5. 55-21-5. Power of court.
- § 55-21-6. 55-21-6. Appointment of receiver.
- § 55-21-7. 55-21-7. Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest.
- § 55-21-8. 55-21-8. Bond; alternative security.
- § 55-21-9. 55-21-9. Status of receiver as lien creditor.
- § 55-21-10. 55-21-10. Security agreement covering after-acquired property.
- § 55-21-11. 55-21-11. Collection and turnover of receivership property.
- § 55-21-12. 55-21-12. Powers and duties of receiver.
- § 55-21-13. 55-21-13. Duties of owner.
- § 55-21-14. 55-21-14. Stay of other actions; injunction.
- § 55-21-15. 55-21-15. Engagement and compensation of professional.
- § 55-21-16. 55-21-16. Use or transfer of receivership property not in ordinary course of business.
- § 55-21-17. 55-21-17. Executory contract.
- § 55-21-18. 55-21-18. Defenses and immunities of receiver.
- § 55-21-19. 55-21-19. Interim report of receiver.
- § 55-21-20. 55-21-20. Notice of appointment; claim against receivership; distribution to creditors.
- § 55-21-21. 55-21-21. Fees and expenses.
- § 55-21-22. 55-21-22. Removal of receiver; replacement; termination of receivership.
- § 55-21-23. 55-21-23. Final report of receiver; discharge.
- § 55-21-24. 55-21-24. Receivership in another state; ancillary proceeding.
- § 55-21-25. 55-21-25. Effect of enforcement by mortgagee.
- § 55-21-26. 55-21-26. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 55-21-27. 55-21-27. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 55-21-28. 55-21-28. Transition.