West Virginia § 55-8-6 - 55-8-6. Liability of personal representative of deceased joint judgment debtor, obligor, promissor or partner.
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§ 55-8-6. 55-8-6. Liability of personal representative of deceased joint judgment debtor, obligor, promissor or partner.
The representative of one bound with another, either jointly or as a partner, by judgment, bond, note or otherwise, for the payment of a debt, or the performance or forbearance of an act, or for any other thing, and dying in the lifetime of the latter, may be charged in the same manner as such representative might have been charged, if those bound jointly or as partners had been bound severally as well as jointly, otherwise than as partners.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-8-6 ("55-8-6. Liability of personal representative of deceased joint judgment debtor, obligor, promissor or partner.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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