If, upon any trial had under the provisions of sections thirty-three or thirty-four of this article, it be found either by the court, or by the jury, if one be impaneled, that the defense is well founded, judgment may be entered for the defendant against the plaintiff for the damages sustained by the defendant by reason of the attachment.
W. Va. Code § 38-7-35
Damages for unlawful 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)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.