Except as otherwise provided in this article, each provision of this article applies whether the lessor or a third party has title to the goods, and whether the lessor, the lessee or a third party has possession of the goods, notwithstanding any statute or rule of law that possession or the absence of possession is fraudulent.
W. Va. Code § 46-2A-302
Title to and possession of goods
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 46-10-101 to 46-9-809 (630 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.