In any case in which property may lawfully be taken for a public use, application may be made by petition to the circuit court or the judge thereof in vacation, of the county in which the estate is situated, to appoint commissioners to ascertain a just compensation to the owners of the estate proposed to be taken. If a tract lies partly in one county and partly in another, the application in relation thereto may be made in either county.
Structure West Virginia Code
§54-2-2. Pleadings; Verification; Parties
§54-2-3. Notice; Riparian Owner Affected by Taking of Water
§54-2-4. Persons Under Disability
§54-2-4a. Lis Pendens Notice; Effect
§54-2-5. Commissioners; Qualifications
§54-2-6. How Commissioners Appointed
§54-2-7. Oath of Commissioners
§54-2-7a. Information for Commissioners
§54-2-8. Powers of Commissioners; Hearings; View of Property
§54-2-9. Report of Commissioners
§54-2-9a. Separate Findings of Compensation and Damages
§54-2-10. Proceedings on Report; Trial by Jury
§54-2-11. Setting Aside Report; Recommittal; New Commissioners
§54-2-11a. Waiver of Findings by Commissioners
§54-2-12. Vesting of Title in Applicant
§54-2-13. Entry on Land on Payment of Compensation
§54-2-14. Entry by State or Its Political Subdivisions
§54-2-14a. Alternative Method for Condemnation by State or Its Political Subdivision
§54-2-15. Alternative Procedure for Condemnation by Business Corporation; Bond
§54-2-16. Increase or Decrease in Award After Payment Into Court; Costs
§54-2-16a. Liability for Costs Generally
§54-2-17. Effect of Judgment Against Applicant for Excess
§54-2-19. Compensation of Commissioners and Jurors
§54-2-20. Recordation of Certified Copy of Condemnation Order