Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 121-1-42 - Failure to appear or to adduce evidence42.1. Attendance at hearings. -- The unexcused absence of a party or a party's legal counsel or other representative when a case is called on for hearing will not be grounds for delay. The case may be dismissed for failure properly to prosecute, or the evidentiary hearing may proceed and the case be regarded as submitted on the part of the absent party or parties.W. Va. Code R. § 121-1-42