{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-59","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-4-59","heading":"Answer asking affirmative relief equivalent to crossbill.","body":"When a defendant in equity in his answer alleges new matter constituting a claim to affirmative relief, the case shall be decided upon the same principles, and the same relief shall be decreed in the case, as if a crossbill had been filed to obtain such relief.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 4. RULES AND PLEADING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-4-59/","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":"9f3f118d8482d4065f4682c6a34f8c99b21815dba5c3d45a9cbd48fe27a66892","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-58","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}