§ FORM 1. Summons

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FORM 1. Summons

CIRCUIT COURT OF KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

Civil Action, No. ________________________________________________________________________________

A.B., Plaintiff              )

v.                                )   Summons

C.D., Defendant         )


To the above-named Defendant:

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, you are hereby summoned and required to serve upon _______, plaintiff's attorney, whose address is _______, an answer, including any related counterclaim you may have, to the complaint filed against you in the above-styled civil action, a true copy of which is herewith delivered to you. You are required to serve your answer within _______[FN*] days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint and you will be thereafter barred from asserting in another action any claim you may have which must be asserted by counterclaim in the above-styled civil action.

________________________________________________________________________________
Clerk of Court

Dated _______

[FN*] Use 20 days, except that in the exceptional situations described in these rules, where a different time is allowed in which to answer, the different time should be inserted.