{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-5-5","heading":"Verdict for balance after damages set off against improvements; entry of judgment.","body":"After setting off the amount allowed the plaintiff (if any) against the amount allowed to the defendant for improvements (if any), the jury shall find a verdict for the plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, and judgment or decree shall be entered therefor according to the verdict.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 5. ALLOWANCE FOR IMPROVEMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-5-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:56Z","sha256":"a0bdeafc850ead0b57b59f1573dc89cc44722ff32bba7bc388db0f529efd1de3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-5-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}