West Virginia § 55-2-22 Effect of bankruptcy

West Virginia Statutes

§ 55-2-22 — Effect of bankruptcy

West Virginia § 55-2-22

Ch. 55ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE

Art. 2LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AND SUITS

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W. Va. Code § 55-2-22 (2026).

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The running of any statute of limitation shall be tolled for any claim or cause of action for which the prosecution of the same within the period of limitation has been stayed by the provisions of the United States bankruptcy code or by an order entered in a bankruptcy proceeding pending the duration of the stay or the effective period of the order and for a period thereafter of the remaining period of limitation or for one year, whichever is longer.

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The running of any statute of limitation shall be tolled for any claim or cause of action for which the prosecution of the same within the period of limitation has been stayed by the provisions of the United States bankruptcy code or by an order entered in a bankruptcy proceeding pending the duration of the stay or the effective period of the order and for a period thereafter of the remaining period of limitation or for one year, whichever is longer.