{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-6-1","heading":"Immediate recovery of possession of personal property; notice and prejudgment hearing.","body":"If the plaintiff in a civil action, whether in a circuit court or magistrate court, for the recovery of specific goods, chattels, or intangible personal property, shall demand immediate possession thereof, a prejudgment hearing shall be held in not less than five nor more than ten days after service upon the defendant of the summons, a verified complaint describing said personal property, and a notice of the time, place, and purpose of the prejudgment hearing. At the prejudgment hearing an inquiry shall be held to determine: (a) The nature of the right or contract under which the plaintiff claims a right to immediate possession; and (b) the nature of the defendant's right to retain possession thereof.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 6. RECOVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-6-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:56Z","sha256":"e22f596fbf64e58b68a7b8a9e045e4dab017be418073b4689c4c30f374d9922a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-5-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}