{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-38","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-4-38","heading":"Pleading in abatement and in bar at same time; trial of issues.","body":"The defendant may plead in abatement and in bar at the same time, but the issue on the plea in abatement shall be first tried, and if such issue be found against the defendant, he may, nevertheless, make any other defense he may have to the action.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 4. RULES AND PLEADING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-4-38/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:04Z","sha256":"75caea379c7526257e411414d25c5ca421347446ed085c90f1ec89ec3febe836","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-37","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}