Every judge of a circuit court shall have general jurisdiction in awarding injunctions, whether the judgment or proceeding enjoined be in or out of his circuit, or the party against whose proceeding the injunction be asked reside in or out of the same.
W. Va. Code § 53-5-4
General jurisdiction of judge to award injunction
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case MEADOWS ON BEHALF OF PROF. EMP. v. Hey (1990)
Most recently applied in 184 W. Va. 75 - Meadows ex rel. Professional Employees of the West Virginia Education Ass'n v. Hey (November 1990)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.