{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-1-10","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 34-1-10","heading":"Proof of ownership.","body":"In any action, suit, prosecution or controversy about any property mentioned in this article, the person claiming to be the owner thereof must prove his ownership thereof, in order to sustain his claim to be such owner, as against the person taking up such property, or on whose land it was deposited.","path":["CHAPTER 34. ESTRAYS, DRIFT AND DERELICT PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 1. ESTRAYS AND DRIFT PROPERTY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/34-1-10/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:56Z","sha256":"20efb070e5ff9bcc1b44ede4f32e6e0aeec09b6e9800cc6b574bd7a200acff8b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-1-9","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-1-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}