Chancery causes may, by leave of the court, and by agreement of counsel for the parties, be heard and determined in open court; but in cases so heard the witnesses shall personally appear before the judge to testify orally, unless their depositions shall be taken out of court, under rules obtaining, by agreement of counsel, or by order of the judge made for good cause. And the rules of evidence, procedure and practice now in force, and as hereafter changed, shall apply in taking such evidence, except that bills of exception shall not be necessary in any cases wherein the same are not now required. The evidence so taken in such chancery causes shall be taken down in shorthand by the official reporter or other reporter agreed to by the parties in interest as part of his duties, and transcribed by him as provided for in respect to other matters; and like reporting charges for chancery causes and law causes shall be made, collected and accounted for. In case either party desire to appeal such chancery cause he shall, within ninety days after final or appealable decree, file the transcript of evidence which shall have the force and effect now accorded to depositions in chancery causes.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 56. Pleading and Practice
§56-6-3. Application for Hearing
§56-6-4. Direction and Trial of Issues Out of Chancery
§56-6-5. Trial of Action at Law; Separate Verdicts on Different Issues; Interrogatories to Jury
§56-6-6. Time for Trial, Execution of Order and Rendering of Final Judgment
§56-6-7. Continuance Upon Affidavit Because of Absence of Witness
§56-6-8. Continuance of Causes at End of Term
§56-6-9. Case Not to Be Discontinued by Failure to Sign Judgment
§56-6-10. Stay of Proceedings Until Other Action, Suit or Proceeding Decided
§56-6-12. Qualifications of Jurors; Examination on Voir Dire; Peremptory Challenges
§56-6-12a. Alternate Jurors for Protracted Civil Cases; Qualifications and Challenges
§56-6-13. Special Jury in Civil Cases
§56-6-14. Juror Having Matter of Fact to Be Tried Disqualified
§56-6-15. Exceptions Against Jurors After Being Sworn
§56-6-16. Irregularities Affecting the Jury; Time for Objection
§56-6-18. Disclosure by Juror of Knowledge of Facts in Issue
§56-6-19. Instructions to Jury Generally; Form and Manner of Giving
§56-6-20. Reading Instructions to Jury; Instructions Part of Record
§56-6-21. Time for Examining Instructions, Objecting Thereto and Settlement Thereof
§56-6-22. Oral Instructions by Court; Written Instructions During Trial
§56-6-23. Papers Taken by Jury
§56-6-25. Time Limitation as to Nonsuit
§56-6-26. How Verdict May Be Affected by Faulty Count
§56-6-27. Interest on Claim and Verdict
§56-6-29. Judgment or Decree to Be for Aggregate of Principal and Interest to Date of Verdict
§56-6-30. Action on Contract for Payments in Installments or on Bond With Collateral Condition
§56-6-31. Interest on Judgment or Decree
§56-6-32. Recovery Against One or More Contract Defendants
§56-6-33. Judgment or Decree Against Personal Representative or Committee; Costs
§56-6-34. Issuance of Executions During Term
§56-6-35. Bills of Exceptions Generally
§56-6-36. Certificate in Lieu of Bill of Exceptions