All distinctions in legal effect between deeds of grant, deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of lease and release, and deeds of covenant to stand seized, are hereby abolished. Any instrument which shows on its face a present intent to pass the title to, or any interest, present or future, in real property, shall, if properly executed and delivered, be given effect according to its manifest intent. No instrument purporting to convey land, or any interest therein, shall fail of effect merely for lack of conformity with the language of sections five, six, seven, eight or nine of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 36. Estates and Property
Article 3. Form and Effect of Deeds and Contracts
§36-3-1. Seal Not Necessary in Conveyances of Land
§36-3-2. Covenant on Unsealed Conveyances or Contracts
§36-3-3. Other Effects of Seal
§36-3-4. Distinctions Between Various Kinds of Deeds Abolished
§36-3-6. Necessity of Consideration in Deed of Real Property
§36-3-7. Effect of Words of Release in a Deed
§36-3-9. Form of Deed by Sheriff or Special Commissioner
§36-3-10. Deeds to Include Buildings, Privileges and Appurtenances
§36-3-11. Correcting Errors in Deeds, Deeds of Trust, and Mortgages; Corrective Affidavit