West Virginia Code 38-5-22 – Disposition of leviable property recovered in suit
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If property which is capable of being levied on under an execution is recovered in any suit brought under the provisions of section twenty of this article or in any proceeding in garnishment, it shall be subject to the lien of the execution under which the suit to recover such property was brought, and may be sold under that or a subsequent execution in the same manner as other property belonging to the judgment debtor.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 38-5-22
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.