{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-1-1","heading":"When writ of prohibition lies as matter of right.","body":"The writ of prohibition shall lie as a matter of right in all cases of usurpation and abuse of power, when the inferior court has not jurisdiction of the subject matter in controversy, or, having such jurisdiction, exceeds its legitimate powers.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 1. PROHIBITION AND MANDAMUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-1-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:51Z","sha256":"4b26df16a8527dc9f22536c25af2580db097d995cbed5efcad14f605066d042b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-52-3-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}