If the defendant appear and make defense, such defense may be by demurrer, or answer on oath, to the petition, or both, such answer to be subject to demurrer by the petitioner or relator. Reply may be made when proper. The court or judge may permit amendments as in other cases.
W. Va. Code § 53-1-6
How defense made; reply; amendments
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Colobro v. Mercer County Board of Education (1996)
Most recently applied in Colobro v. Mercer County Board of Education (February 1996)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.