W. Va. Code § 38-7-2

Current through 2024 Regular Session
Section 38-7-2 - Grounds of attachment

The grounds upon which an order of attachment may issue, under the preceding section, are the following:

(a) That the defendant, or one of the defendants, is a foreign corporation or is a nonresident of this state; or
(b) has left, or is about to leave the state, with intent to defraud his creditors; or
(c) so conceals himself that a summons cannot be served upon him; or
(d) is removing or is about to remove, his property, or the proceeds of the sale of his property, or a material part of such property or proceeds, out of this state, so that process of execution on a judgment or decree in such action or suit, when it is obtained, will be unavailing; or
(e) is converting, or is about to convert, his property, or a material part thereof, into money or securities, with intent to defraud his creditors; or
(f) has assigned or disposed of his property or a material part thereof, or is about to do so, with intent to defraud his creditors; or
(g) has property or rights in action, which he conceals; or
(h) fraudulently contracted the debt or incurred the liability for which the action or suit is about to be or is brought.

W. Va. Code § 38-7-2