West Virginia § 36-13-7 - 36-13-7. Liability in tort or contract.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 36-13-7 — 36-13-7. Liability in tort or contract., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-13-7. 36-13-7. Liability in tort or contract.
(a) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.
(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, administrator, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member or administrator of the nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
(d) A tortious act or omission of a member, administrator or other person for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member or administrator of the nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
(e) A member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or person considered as a member by the nonprofit association may assert a claim against the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-13-7 ("36-13-7. Liability in tort or contract.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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