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W. Va. Code § 55-10-3

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Known as the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

The act spans §§ 55–55 (33 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case United Fuel Gas Co. v. Columbian Fuel Corp. (1948)

Most recently applied in 224 W. Va. 211 - McGraw v. American Tobacco Co. (June 2009)

How often courts cite this section

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citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

In this article:

"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.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.