This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.
W. Va. Code § 55-13-12
Article remedial; liberal construction and administration thereof
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 55-13-1 to 55-13-9 (16 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 162 W. Va. 779 - Shobe v. Latimer (1979)
Most recently applied in 222 W. Va. 771 - In Re Charleston Gazette FOIA Request (January 2009)
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Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.