"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 3-309 or 3-418(d). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.
W. Va. Code § 46-3-301
Person entitled to enforce instrument
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 46–46 (630 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 187 W. Va. 591 - O'Mara Enterprises, Inc. v. People's Bank of Weirton (1992)
Most recently applied in 187 W. Va. 591 - O'Mara Enterprises, Inc. v. People's Bank of Weirton (June 1992)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.