{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-61","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-4-61","heading":"Proof of allegations denied by answer.","body":"When a defendant in equity shall, in his answer, deny any material allegation of the bill, the effect of such denial shall only be to put the plaintiff on satisfactory proof of the truth of such allegation, and any evidence which satisfies the court or jury of the truth thereof shall be sufficient to establish the same.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 4. RULES AND PLEADING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-4-61/","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":"92689b866e16d8b19e69d1388b6f17c47375f1c7f9b25f09f6f54ee90c45c4db","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-60","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-4-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}