by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)Amendments. – A party may amend the party’s pleading once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served or, if the pleading is one to which no responsive pleading is permitted and the action has not been placed upon the trial...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)When defendant may bring in third party. – At any time after commencement of the action a defending party, as a third-party plaintiff, may cause a summons and complaint to be served upon a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)Compulsory counterclaims. – A pleading shall state as a counterclaim any claim which at the time of serving the pleading the pleader has against any opposing party, if it arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the opposing...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)When presented. – (1) A defendant shall serve an answer within 20 days after the service of the summons, unless before the expiration of that period the defendant files with the court and serves on the plaintiff a notice that the defendant has a bona fide...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)Signature. – Every pleading, motion and other paper shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s individual name, or if the party is not represented by an attorney shall be signed by the party. Each paper shall state the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, West Virginia
(a)Caption; names of parties. – Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all the...
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