West Virginia § 38-5-12 Discharge of liability of person suggested on negotiable instrument

West Virginia Statutes

§ 38-5-12 — Discharge of liability of person suggested on negotiable instrument

West Virginia § 38-5-12

Ch. 38LIENS

Art. 5PROCEEDINGS IN AID OF EXECUTION; INTERROGATORIES; SUGGESTION

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W. Va. Code § 38-5-12 (2026).

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If the debt or liability of the person suggested to the judgment debtor for the money or property owned or held by such person be evidenced by a negotiable instrument, and such instrument be negotiated after service on, or notice to, the person suggested, to a holder in due course, so that such person becomes obligated to pay the money or deliver the property to such holder, the lien of the fieri facias thereon shall, to the extent of such obligation to such holder, be discharged.

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If the debt or liability of the person suggested to the judgment debtor for the money or property owned or held by such person be evidenced by a negotiable instrument, and such instrument be negotiated after service on, or notice to, the person suggested, to a holder in due course, so that such person becomes obligated to pay the money or deliver the property to such holder, the lien of the fieri facias thereon shall, to the extent of such obligation to such holder, be discharged.