§56-5-2. Payment into court after action is brought.
In any personal action, the defendant may pay into court, to the clerk, a sum of money on account of what is claimed, or by way of compensation or amends, and plead that he is not indebted to the plaintiff (or that the plaintiff has not sustained damages) to a greater amount than such sum.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session