West Virginia Statutes
§ 38-11-7 — Recovery of possession from owner by lienor
West Virginia § 38-11-7
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 38-11-7 (2026).
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When any personal property lawfully held by a creditor in his possession under a lien shall be wrongfully taken from his possession by the owner thereof, the creditor shall have the right to recover the possession thereof, from the owner or any creditor of the owner, or any other person except a purchaser of the property for value without notice of the creditor's right under his lien, in the same manner as an owner of personal property may recover the possession thereof.
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West Virginia § 38-11-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/38/38-11-7.