West Virginia Code

W. Va. Code § 46-1-101 (2026)

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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Part 1. General Provisions.

§46-1-101. Short titles.

(a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code.

(b) This article may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code – General Provisions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: Daimler Chrysler Fin. Servs. Americas LLC v. Jones (In Re Jones), 397 B.R. 775 (S.D.W. Va 2008).
Daimler Chrysler Fin. Servs. Americas LLC v. Jones (In Re Jones), 397 B.R. 775 (S.D.W. Va 2008). · cites it 4× “There is no statutory definition of what constitutes a default under a security agreement in either West Virginia’s Uniform Commercial Code (W. Va.Code § 46-1-101 et seq.) or West Virginia’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act (“C.”
H.O. Anderson, Inc. v. Rose, 352 S.E.2d 541 (W. Va. 1987). · cites it 4× “, which is set forth in West Virginia Code §§ 46-1-101 to XX-XX-XXX. The general provisions of the U.”
Barn-Chestnut, Inc. v. CFM Dev. Corp., 457 S.E.2d 502 (W. Va. 1995). · cites it 2× “1; see also W.Va. Code §§ 46-1-101 to -208 (1993). Since the lease and franchise agreements are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, “[tjhere is imposed upon both parties to a business transaction an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforce-ment_ The test of…”
Basham v. Gen. Shale, 377 S.E.2d 830 (W. Va. 1988). · cites it 2× “The defendant has moved for a dismissal of the action on grounds that the applicable statute of limitations has run and, consequently, the petitioners have no cause of action under the Uniform Commercial Code, W.Va.Code § 46-1-101, et seq. Pursuant to the procedures outlined in…”
Blue Ridge Bank, Inc. v. City of Fairmont, 807 S.E.2d 794 (W. Va. 2017). · cites it 2× “Under the Uniform Commercial Code ( W.Va. Code §§ 46-1-101 to 10-104 ), an assignee generally takes an assignment subject to the debtor's claims and defenses against the assignor.”
Banks v. Paul White Chevrolet, Inc., 629 S.E.2d 792 (W. Va. 2006). · cites it 2× “[4] See, West Virginia Code § 46-1-101, et seq (1963). [5] See, West Virginia Code § 46-2-707 and 710 (1963).”
Ser Monongahela Power Co. v. Fox, 711 S.E.2d 601 (W. Va. 2011). · cites it 2× “See W.Va.Code §§ 46-1-101 to 46-11-108 (2007).”
Bay Point Condo. Ass'n v. RML Corp., 54 Va. Cir. 422 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2001). “The defendant moved to dismiss on the grounds that the statute of limitations had run or in the alternative that the plaintiffs had no cause of action under the Uniform Commercial Code, W. Va. Code § 46-1-101 . The Court discussed the options for the plaintiff, including strict…”
Kesner v. Lancaster, 378 S.E.2d 649 (W. Va. 1989). “As stated in W.Va.Code, 46-1-101, “[t]his chapter shall be known as and may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code.”
O'Mara Enter., Inc. v. People's Bank of Weirton, 420 S.E.2d 727 (W. Va. 1992). “Appellant contends that the tax checks were wrongly accepted for deposit into the GSD account and further that the drawee banks which honored those checks are liable to O’Mara for transferring such funds because the restrictive endorsement prevented the checks from being…”
Yost v. Haun, 512 S.E.2d 228 (W. Va. 1998). “In that case, this Court held, in part, that “[t]he Uniform Commercial Code, W.Va.Code, 46-1-101, et. seq., does not apply to a pledge or transfer of a bank account, and thus the validity of such an arrangement is tested under the common law.”
Phillips v. Ball & Hunt Enter., Inc., 933 F. Supp. 1290 (W.D. Va. 1996). “; W.Va.Code Ann. § 46-1-101 et seq. As noted by this court in the case of Ingersoll-Rand Financial Corp.”
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