West Virginia § 56-4-65 Exceptions to answers for insufficiency abolished; test by demurrer; amended answer; procedure if amended answer is insufficient

West Virginia Statutes

§ 56-4-65 — Exceptions to answers for insufficiency abolished; test by demurrer; amended answer; procedure if amended answer is insufficient

West Virginia § 56-4-65

Ch. 56PLEADING AND PRACTICE

Art. 4RULES AND PLEADING

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W. Va. Code § 56-4-65 (2026).

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Exceptions to answers for insufficiency are abolished. The test of sufficiency shall be made by a demurrer; if found insufficient, but amendable, the court may allow amendment on terms. If the amended or second answer is adjudged insufficient, the defendant may be examined upon interrogatories and committed until he answers them, or on motion of the plaintiff the court may strike out the answer and enter a decree for the plaintiff.

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Exceptions to answers for insufficiency are abolished. The test of sufficiency shall be made by a demurrer; if found insufficient, but amendable, the court may allow amendment on terms. If the amended or second answer is adjudged insufficient, the defendant may be examined upon interrogatories and committed until he answers them, or on motion of the plaintiff the court may strike out the answer and enter a decree for the plaintiff.