The records and papers of every court shall be open to the inspection of any person, and the clerk shall, when required, furnish copies thereof, except in cases where it is otherwise specially provided.
W. Va. Code § 51-4-2
Inspection of records and papers; copies
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 176 W. Va. 24 - Richardson v. Town of Kimball (1986)
Most recently applied in 209 W. Va. 620 - Manns v. City of Charleston Police Department (July 2001)
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