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§ 56-5-1 — Payment before action is brought may be pleaded

West Virginia·Ch. 56 PLEADING AND PRACTICE·Art. 5 PAYMENT AND SETOFF
In any action for the recovery of a debt, the defendant may plead payment of the debt (or of so much as is due by the condition) before action brought.

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