W. Va. Code § 51-1A-6

Contents of certification order

Known as the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act

The act spans §§ 51-1A-1 to 51-1A-9 (13 sections).

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 211 W. Va. 667 - Osborne v. United States (2002)

Most recently applied in 234 W. Va. 526 - Clifton G. Valentine v. Sugar Rock, Inc. and Gerald D. and Teresa D. Hall (November 2014)

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(a) A certification order must contain:

(1) The question of law to be answered;

(2) The facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose;

(3) A statement acknowledging that the receiving court may reformulate the question; and

(4) The names and addresses of counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

(b) If the parties cannot agree upon a statement of facts, then the certifying court shall determine the relevant facts and shall state them as a part of its certification order.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.