{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-6-11","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-6-11","heading":"Execution of order of inquiry and trial of case by court; six-member jury in civil trials; twelve-member jury in eminent domain and criminal trials.","body":"(a) The court, in an action at law, if neither party requires a jury, or if the defendant has failed to appear and the plaintiff does not require a jury, shall ascertain the amount the plaintiff is entitled to recover in the action, if any, and render judgment accordingly. In any case, in which a trial by jury would be otherwise proper, the parties or their counsel, by consent entered of record, may waive the right to have a jury, and thereupon the whole matter of law and fact shall be heard and determined, and judgment given by the court. Absent such waiver, in any civil trial a jury shall consist of six members and in any criminal trial a jury shall consist of twelve members.\n(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to any proceeding had pursuant to article two, chapter fifty-four of this code, the provisions of which apply to all cases involving the taking of property for a public use.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 6. TRIAL."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-6-11/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:05Z","sha256":"d59343f9248b1c86954a78b66fc5df3c4efdfdbb393db99ad5e9734a4e72280b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-6-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-6-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}