The action of ejectment is retained and may be brought as heretofore, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained. It may also be brought in the same cases in which a writ of right might have been brought prior to July 1, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty, in the state of Virginia, and by any person claiming real estate in fee or for life, or for years, either as heir, devisee, purchaser, or otherwise.
W. Va. Code § 55-4-1
When ejectment a proper remedy
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 211 W. Va. 208 - Napier v. Napier (2002)
Most recently applied in SER Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General v. Copper Beech Townhome Communities (October 2017)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.