W. Va. Code § 55-7-3

Current through 2024 First Special Session

Section 55-7-3 - Unlawful seizure or attachment

If the property be distrained for any rent not due, or attached for any rent not accruing, or taken under any attachment sued out without good cause, the owner of such property may, in an action against the party suing out the warrant of distress or attachment, recover damages for the wrongful seizure, and also, if the property be sold, for the sale thereof.