{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37-7-4","heading":"Actions; damages.","body":"Any person entitled to damages, in any case arising under the preceding sections of this article, may recover the same in an action on the case. And if it shall be found by the jury that the waste was committed wantonly, judgment shall be for three times the amount of damages assessed therefor.","path":["CHAPTER 37. REAL PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 7. WASTE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-7-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:09Z","sha256":"937aab3be74166b3e89e005e3e0d1801d843407733d7286addc22efc8290855d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}