West Virginia Statutes
§ 51-1A-3 — Power to answer
West Virginia·Ch. 51 COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS·Art. 1A UNIFORM CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW ACT
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia may answer a question of law certified to it by any court of the United States or by the highest appellate court or the intermediate appellate court of another state or of a tribe or of Canada, a Canadian province or territory, Mexico or a Mexican state, if the answer may be determinative of an issue in a pending cause in the certifying court and if there is no controlling appellate decision, Constitutional provision or statute of this state.
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Legislative History
1996 Reg. Sess., SB88; 1976 Reg. Sess., SB491
Nearby Sections
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§ 51-1-1
Justices§ 51-1-10
Adjournment§ 51-1-10a
Salary of justices§ 51-1-11
Appointment and compensation of the Clerk and employees of the clerks' office; compensation§ 51-1-12
Duties of clerk§ 51-1-2
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