West Virginia Statutes

§ 55-2-12 — Personal actions not otherwise provided for

West Virginia § 55-2-12
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 55ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE
Art. 2LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AND SUITS

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W. Va. Code § 55-2-12 (2026).

Text

Every personal action for which no limitation is otherwise prescribed shall be brought:

(a)Within two years next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued, if it be for damage to property;
(b)within two years next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued if it be for damages for personal injuries; and (c) within one year next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued if it be for any other matter of such nature that, in case a party die, it could not have been brought at common law by or against his personal representative.

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Legislative History

1959 Reg. Sess., SB359; 1949 Reg. Sess., SB133

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