West Virginia Code > Chapter 11A > Article 4 – Remedies Relating to Tax Sales


11A-4-1	Declaration of legislative purpose
11A-4-2	Right to set aside sale or deed when all taxes paid before sale
11A-4-3	Right to set aside deed improperly obtained
11A-4-4	Right to set aside deed when one entitled to notice not notified
11A-4-5	On whose behalf suits instituted; decree when deed set aside
11A-4-6	Redemption by persons under disability from purchase by individual
11A-4-7	Right of creditor of former owner of escheated land

Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Auditor: whenever used in this chapter in connection with delinquent, nonentered, escheated or waste and unappropriated lands, shall be construed to refer to the Auditor in his capacity as state commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands. See West Virginia Code 11A-3-33
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
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
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.