56-6-1 Law docket
56-6-2 Chancery docket
56-6-3 Application for hearing
56-6-4 Direction and trial of issues out of chancery
56-6-5 Trial of action at law; separate verdicts on different issues; interrogatories to jury
56-6-6 Time for trial, execution of order and rendering of final judgment
56-6-7 Continuance upon affidavit because of absence of witness
56-6-8 Continuance of causes at end of term
56-6-9 Case not to be discontinued by failure to sign judgment
56-6-10 Stay of proceedings until other action, suit or proceeding decided
56-6-11 Execution of order of inquiry and trial of case by court; six-member jury in civil trials; twelve-member jury in eminent domain and criminal trials
56-6-12 Qualifications of jurors; examination on voir dire; peremptory challenges
56-6-12a Alternate jurors for protracted civil cases; qualifications and challenges
56-6-13 Special jury in civil cases
56-6-14 Juror having matter of fact to be tried disqualified
56-6-15 Exceptions against jurors after being sworn
56-6-16 Irregularities affecting the jury; time for objection
56-6-17 View by jury
56-6-18 Disclosure by juror of knowledge of facts in issue
56-6-19 Instructions to jury generally; form and manner of giving
56-6-20 Reading instructions to jury; instructions part of record
56-6-21 Time for examining instructions, objecting thereto and settlement thereof
56-6-22 Oral instructions by court; written instructions during trial
56-6-23 Papers taken by jury
56-6-24 Argument of counsel
56-6-25 Time limitation as to nonsuit
56-6-26 How verdict may be affected by faulty count
56-6-27 Interest on claim and verdict
56-6-28 New trial
56-6-29 Judgment or decree to be for aggregate of principal and interest to date of verdict
56-6-30 Action on contract for payments in installments or on bond with collateral condition
56-6-31 Interest on judgment or decree
56-6-32 Recovery against one or more contract defendants
56-6-33 Judgment or decree against personal representative or committee; costs
56-6-34 Issuance of executions during term
56-6-35 Bills of exceptions generally
56-6-36 Certificate in lieu of bill of exceptions
56-6-36a Settling, signing and certifying bill of exceptions or certificate in lieu thereof by judge other than judge before whom case was tried
56-6-37 How certificate of trial judge or bills of exceptions to be considered; instructions in transcript all presumed to be given by court
56-6-38 Hearing of chancery causes in open court; oral testimony; rules of evidence; transcript for appeal
56-6-39 Hearing of motion; action or chancery cause in vacation; certification, entry and effect of order or decree
56-6-40 Contempt proceedings in vacation
56-6-41 Certification and entry of vacation orders

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 56 > Article 6 - Trial

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Convict: means a person confined in a penitentiary or correctional facility of this or any other state, or of the United States. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.