{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-54-2-16a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 54-2-16a","heading":"Liability for costs generally.","body":"Except as otherwise specially provided, all costs of a condemnation proceeding in the trial court shall be paid by the applicant. In every condemnation proceeding in an appellate court, costs shall be recovered in such court by the party substantially prevailing.","path":["CHAPTER 54. EMINENT DOMAIN.","ARTICLE 2. PROCEDURE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/54-2-16A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:53Z","sha256":"11152663b9099b31264c0c342487c74139ddb78a280d7ebb61d024ebb841740b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-54-2-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-54-2-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}