{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-6-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-6-12","heading":"Defenses to bond taken under distress warrant.","body":"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.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 6. INDEMNIFYING, SUSPENDING AND FORTHCOMING BONDS; TRIAL OF CONFLICTING CLAIMS TO PROPERTY IN CASE OF LEVY OF EXECUTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-6-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:16Z","sha256":"f7df5348a0c99e57202cf37d2ff63f0be4868182630ce14161a27d9984bacb9c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-6-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-6-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}