West Virginia Code § 38-5-15

Order of court for payment by person suggested
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If it appears from the answer of the person suggested that, at the time the writ of fieri facias
was delivered to the officer to be executed, or thereafter, and before the time of the service
of the summons, or the return day of the writ of fieri facias, whichever comes first, the
person was indebted or liable to the judgment debtor, or had in the person's possession or
under the person's control any personal property belonging to the judgmente debtor, and that
the person had not, before notice of the delivery of the writ of fieri facias to the officer, paid
the money or delivered the property to the judgment debtor, or upon thre judgment debtor's
order, and that the debt or liability to pay the money or deliver the property was not
evidenced by a negotiable instrument, the court may order the person to pay the amount so
due from the person and to deliver the property, or any part of the money or property, to
such person as the court may designate as receiver: Providetd, That if it shall appear from
the answer of the person suggested, that the person's debt or liability to pay money or
deliver property is evidenced by a negotiable instrument, the court may order the payment
or delivery, but only upon condition that the holder of the negotiable instrument shall deliver
the same to the person suggested simultaneously with the payment of the money or delivery
of the property: Provided, however, That any person suggested holding property under a
pledge or lien shall not be required to deliver up the property except upon payment to such
person of the debt secured by the pledge or lien.

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