A seller's warranty whether express or implied extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of his buyer or who is a guest in his home if it is reasonable to expect that such person may use, consume or be affected by the goods and who is injured in person by breach of the warranty. A seller may not exclude or limit the operation of this section.
W. Va. Code § 46-2-318
Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 46-10-101 to 46-9-809 (630 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Debbis v. Hertz Corporation (1967)
Most recently applied in 227 W. Va. 21 - McMahon v. ADVANCE STORES CO., INC. (November 2010)
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Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.