{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-2-18","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 6-2-18","heading":"Proceedings must show for whose benefit prosecuted; costs.","body":"The proceedings in such suit must show for whose benefit it is prosecuted; and the party for whose benefit it is prosecuted shall be liable for costs if the judgment be for the defendant; and the court may, in its discretion, require security for costs from such party, according to the principles and usages of law.","path":["CHAPTER 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 2. OFFICIAL AND OTHER BONDS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/6-2-18/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:16Z","sha256":"9cb7cba39af11f9dd205b5f5033eb6f48435b3796487b65d6f61ced51d923281","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-2-17","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}