West Virginia Statutes
§ 55-2-16 — Death before right to sue
West Virginia § 55-2-16
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 55ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE
Art. 2LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AND SUITS
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W. Va. Code § 55-2-16 (2026).
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If a person die before the time at which any right mentioned in this article would have accrued to him if he had continued alive, and there be an interval of more than five years between the death of such person and the qualification of his personal representative, such personal representative shall, for the purposes of this article, be deemed to have qualified on the last day of such five years.
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When writing required§ 55-10-1
Short title§ 55-10-10
Provisional remedies§ 55-10-11
Initiation of arbitration§ 55-10-14
Disclosure by arbitrator§ 55-10-15
Action by majority§ 55-10-17
Arbitration process§ 55-10-18
Representation by lawyer§ 55-10-21
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