West Virginia Code 56-4-41 – Unnecessary allegations in pleas, etc
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In a plea, replication or subsequent pleading, intended to be pleaded in bar or in maintenance of the action, it shall not be necessary to use any allegation of "actionem non" or "precludi non," or to the like effect, or any prayer of judgment.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 56-4-41
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- 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
- 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.