West Virginia Code 58-4-13 – Appeal bond
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Except when an appeal, writ of error or supersedeas is proper to protect the estate of a decedent, convict or insane person, the same shall not take effect until bond is given by the appellants or petitioners, or one of them, or some other person, in a penalty to be fixed by the court or judge by or in which the appeal, writ of error or supersedeas is allowed or entered, with condition as provided in section fourteen, article five of this chapter; and all the provisions of section fifteen of said article, relating to indemnifying bonds and additional bonds, shall apply in the case of an appeal, writ of error or supersedeas under the provisions of this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 58-4-13
- 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.
- 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
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.