West Virginia Statutes
§ 55-8-1 — Jurisdiction in proceedings on penal bonds
West Virginia § 55-8-1
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 55ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE
Art. 8ACTIONS ON CONTRACTS
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W. Va. Code § 55-8-1 (2026).
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Where the proceeding before a court is on a penal bond, with condition for the payment of money, or for the performance or forbearance of any other act or thing, the jurisdiction shall be determined as if the undertaking to pay such money, or to do or forbear the doing of such other act or thing, had been without a penalty.
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