The circuit court of the county in which the property is situate, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall have jurisdiction in equity, on the application of any party interested, to enjoin a sale, a conveyance pursuant to a sale, or proceedings preliminary to a sale under any security trust by a trustee not a resident of the State of West Virginia.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 38-1A-4

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.