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.
Structure West Virginia Code
§38-7-1. Filing of Affidavit; Prejudgment Hearing; Seizure of Property
§38-7-2. Grounds of Attachment
§38-7-3. Statement of Facts Showing Grounds of Attachment in Affidavit
§38-7-4. Form of Order of Attachment
§38-7-5. Attachment for Claim Not Due
§38-7-6. Amendment of Affidavit
§38-7-7. What Property May Be Attached
§38-7-8. Taking Possession of Personal Property; Plaintiff's Bond
§38-7-9. Liability of Officer Where Plaintiff's Bond Given
§38-7-10. Execution of Plaintiff's Bond After Order of Attachment Sued Out
§38-7-11. Exceptions to Plaintiff's Bond
§38-7-12. Form of Order of Attachment When Bond Given
§38-7-13. To What Officers Orders May Be Directed
§38-7-14. Execution and Return of Attachment; Penalty for Failure
§38-7-16. Levy of Attachment Upon Real Estate
§38-7-17. Contents of Officer's Return of Attachment
§38-7-18. Attachment on Sunday or Holiday
§38-7-21. Return and Filing of Forthcoming Bond or Bond to Perform Judgment; Exceptions to Bond
§38-7-22. Interest and Profits Pending Suit; Discharge of Attachment on Bond
§38-7-25. Discharge of Garnishee by Payment of Money or Delivery of Property
§38-7-26. Order Against Garnishee for Payment or Delivery; Forthcoming Bond
§38-7-27. Failure of Garnishee to Answer
§38-7-28. Jury Trials in Garnishment Cases; Waiver of Right; Appeal; Costs
§38-7-29. Effect of Order Against Garnishee as Judgment
§38-7-31. Who May Defend Against Attachment
§38-7-32. Quashing of Attachment for Insufficiency of Affidavit
§38-7-33. Denial of Grounds of Attachment; Trial; New Trial; Appeal
§38-7-34. Final Judgment for Defendant on Merits
§38-7-35. Damages for Unlawful Attachment
§38-7-36. Order of Sale to Satisfy Judgment for Plaintiff
§38-7-37. Sale of Attached Land; Conveyance
§38-7-38. Conveyance by Former Officer; Sale or Conveyance by Special Commissioner
§38-7-39. Bond for Sale of Attached Land When Defendant Has Not Appeared or Been Served
§38-7-40. Bond for Sale of Attached Personal Property When Defendant Has Not Appeared or Been Served
§38-7-41. Intervention of Third Persons; Trial; Costs
§38-7-42. Priority of Attachments
§38-7-43. Rehearing After Judgment or Decree on Service by Publication
§38-7-44. Judgment on Rehearing; Costs