The period of limitation applicable to a claim accruing outside of this state shall be either that prescribed by the law of the place where the claim accrued or by the law of this state, whichever bars the claim.
W. Va. Code § 55-2A-2
Period of limitation
Known as the Uniform Statute of Limitations on Foreign Claims Act
The act spans §§ 55–55 (6 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case City of Bluefield Ex Rel. Sanitary Board of Bluefield v. Autotrol Corp. (1989)
Most recently applied in 571 F. App'x 150 - Mulvey Construction, Inc. v. Bituminous Casualty Corp. (May 2014)
How often courts cite this section
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.
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.