West Virginia § 51-1A-3 Power to answer

West Virginia Statutes

§ 51-1A-3 — Power to answer

West Virginia § 51-1A-3

Ch. 51COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS

Art. 1AUNIFORM CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW ACT

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W. Va. Code § 51-1A-3 (2026).

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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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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.