West Virginia § 53-2-5 Service of writ or summons

West Virginia Statutes

§ 53-2-5 — Service of writ or summons

West Virginia § 53-2-5

Ch. 53EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES

Art. 2QUO WARRANTO

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W. Va. Code § 53-2-5 (2026).

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Every such writ or summons shall be served as provided in article two, chapter fifty-six of this code, and if it be against a corporation, it shall be served on some of the persons mentioned in sections thirteen and fourteen of article three, chapter fifty-six of this code; and if service thereof cannot otherwise be made upon any defendant named in such writ or summons, it may be made by publication as prescribed in said last-named article.

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Every such writ or summons shall be served as provided in article two, chapter fifty-six of this code, and if it be against a corporation, it shall be served on some of the persons mentioned in sections thirteen and fourteen of article three, chapter fifty-six of this code; and if service thereof cannot otherwise be made upon any defendant named in such writ or summons, it may be made by publication as prescribed in said last-named article.