West Virginia Statutes
§ 56-5-2 — Payment into court after action is brought
West Virginia § 56-5-2
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 56-5-2 (2026).
Text
In any personal action, the defendant may pay into court, to the clerk, a sum of money on account of what is claimed, or by way of compensation or amends, and plead that he is not indebted to the plaintiff (or that the plaintiff has not sustained damages) to a greater amount than such sum.
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 56-5-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/56/56-5-2.