West Virginia Statutes
§ 42-5-1 — No sufficient evidence of survivorship
West Virginia § 42-5-1
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 42-5-1 (2026).
Text
Where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property of each person shall be disposed of as if he had survived, except as provided otherwise in this article.
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Legislative History
1953 Reg. Sess., HB167
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1-1
General definitions§ 42-1-2
Intestate estate§ 42-1-3
Share of spouse§ 42-1-3c
No taker§ 42-1-3d
Representation§ 42-1-3e
Kindred of half blood§ 42-1-3f
Afterborn heirs§ 42-1-3g
Advancements§ 42-1-4
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West Virginia § 42-5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/42/42-5-1.