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W. Va. Code § 55-10-3 (2026)

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ARTICLE 10. ARBITRATION.

§55-10-3. Definitions.

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"Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors or administers an arbitration proceeding or is involved in the appointment of an arbitrator.

"Arbitrator" means an individual appointed to render an award, alone or with others, in a controversy that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.

"Court" means a circuit court in this state.

"Knowledge" means actual knowledge.

"Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.

"Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1947–2019 · leading case: McGraw v. Am. Tobacco Co., 681 S.E.2d 96 (W. Va. 2009).
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McGraw v. Am. Tobacco Co., 681 S.E.2d 96 (W. Va. 2009). · cites it 2× “, W. Va.Code § 55-10-3 (1882) (authorizing judgment on arbitration award and court taxation of arbitration costs); W.”
Columbian Fuel Corp. v. Warfield Nat. Gas Co., 72 F. Supp. 839 (S.D.W. Va 1947). “387 , which is authority for the proposition that an award made pursuant to an agreement which does not provide for making the submission a record of Court may nevertheless be enforced as a judgment or decree under W.Va.Code, 55-10-3. That case, however, does not hold that the…”
Golden Eagle Resources,II, L.L.C. v. Willow Run Energy, L.L.C. (W. Va. 2019). · cites it 2× “” W.Va. Code § 55-10-3 (2015). “More than a piece of paper is contemplated by the [Arbitration Act’s] use of the broader term record .”
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