{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-8-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-8-12","heading":"Reinstatement of dismissed case or nonsuit.","body":"Any court may, on motion, reinstate on the trial docket of the court any case dismissed, and set aside any nonsuit that may be entered by reason of the nonappearance of the plaintiff, within three terms after the order of dismissal shall have been made, or order of nonsuit entered; but any such order of reinstatement shall not be entered until the accrued costs in such case shall have been paid.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 8. ABATEMENT, REVIVAL, DISCONTINUANCE, REINSTATEMENT OF SUITS; SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-8-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:06Z","sha256":"b23a6d90483d5c6fbd362c33471e157fd52b165975264f925cce7e4be592727d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-8-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-8-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}