West Virginia Code § 56-6-5

Trial of action at law; separate verdicts on different issues; interrogatories
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to jury.
Any court of record having jurisdiction of the trial of common-law actions may, in any case
before it other than a chancery case, have an issue tried, or an inquiry of damages made, by
a jury, and determine all questions concerning the legality of evidence and other matters of
law which may arise. Upon the trial of any issue or issues by a jury, whethere under this
section or not, the court may, on motion of any party, direct the jury, in addition to rendering
a general verdict, to render separate verdicts upon any one or more of rthe issues, or to find
in writing upon particular questions of fact to be stated in writing. The action of the court
upon such motions shall be subject to review as in other cases. Where any such separate
verdict or special findings shall be inconsistent with the general verdict, the former shall
control the latter, and the court shall give judgment accordintgly.

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