Games-Neely Ex Rel. West Virginia State Police v. 1175 Sam Mason Road Loacated in Mill Creek District

ALBRIGHT, Justice.

Hattie Sowers appeals from the January 4, 2001, order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, denying her motion to set aside a default judgment order previously entered against her. As a result of the default judgment order, the Appellant’s home was forfeited to the State of West Virginia pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (the “Forfeiture Act”), West Virginia Code §§ 60A-7-701 to -707 (1988) (Repl.Vol.2000 & Supp.2001). Upon a full review of the arguments raised and examination of the controlling statutory language, we find that the lower court…