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W. Va. Code § 38-6-12: Defenses to bond taken under distress warrant.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 38. LIENS.
- ARTICLE 6. INDEMNIFYING, SUSPENDING AND FORTHCOMING BONDS; TRIAL OF CONFLICTING CLAIMS TO PROPERTY IN CASE OF LEVY OF EXECUTION.
In an action or motion on such bond, when it is taken under a distress warrant, the defendants may make defense on the ground that the distress was for rent not due in whole or in part, or was otherwise illegal.
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