The grounds upon which an order of attachment may issue, under the preceding section, are the following: (a) That the defendant, or one of the defendants, is a foreign corporation or is a nonresident of this state; or (b) has left, or is about to leave the state, with intent to defraud his creditors; or (c) so conceals himself that a summons cannot be served upon him or (d) is removing or is about to remove, his property, or the proceeds of the sale of his property, or a material part of such property or proceeds, out of this state, so that process of execution on a judgment or decree in such action or suit, when it is obtained, will be unavailing; or (e) is converting, or is about to convert, his property, or a material part thereof, into money or securities, with intent to defraud his creditors; or (f) has assigned or disposed of his property or a material part thereof, or is about to do so, with intent to defraud his creditors; or (g) has property or rights in action, which he conceals; or (h) fraudulently contracted the debt or incurred the liability for which the action or suit is about to be or is brought.
W. Va. Code § 38-7-2
Grounds of attachment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 374 F. Supp. 834 - Union Barge Line Corp. v. Marble Cliff Quarries Co. (1974)
Most recently applied in 374 F. Supp. 834 - Union Barge Line Corp. v. Marble Cliff Quarries Co. (April 1974)
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