If after the termination of a contract or agreement, the dealer submits a warranty claim to the supplier for work performed prior to the effective date of the termination of such contract or agreement, the supplier shall accept or reject such claim within a minimum of forty-five days from the day the supplier received the warranty claim. A warranty claim not rejected before the expiration of such forty-five-day period shall be deemed to be accepted by the supplier. In the event a warranty claim is accepted by the supplier as prescribed in this section, such claim shall be paid by such supplier not later than sixty days from the date the supplier received the claim.
W. Va. Code § 47-11F-7
Warranty claims
Known as the West Virginia Farm Equipment Dealer Contract Act
The act spans §§ 47–47 (8 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 224 W. Va. 570 - L.H. Jones Equipment Co. v. Swenson Spreader LLC (2009)
Most recently applied in 224 W. Va. 570 - L.H. Jones Equipment Co. v. Swenson Spreader LLC (November 2009)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.