West Virginia § 56-4-68 - 56-4-68. Setting cause in equity for hearing.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 56-4-68 — 56-4-68. Setting cause in equity for hearing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-4-68. 56-4-68. Setting cause in equity for hearing.
Whenever a suit in equity is matured at rules as to all of the defendants, it shall be the ex officio duty of the clerk, as soon as the same is matured, to set the case for hearing as to them. If the suit be matured as to only a part of the defendants, the plaintiff may appear at rules and have it set for hearing as to such part. If one month elapse after the answer of a defendant is filed, without the case being so set and without a demurrer being filed to his answer, such defendant may appear at rules and have the case set for hearing as to himself
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-4-68 ("56-4-68. Setting cause in equity for hearing.") 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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