Upon any bond payable to the State of West Virginia, whether heretofore or hereafter taken, suits may be prosecuted from time to time in the name of the state, for the benefit of the state, or of any county, district, corporation or person injured by a breach of the condition of any such bond, until damages are recovered in the aggregate equal to the penalty thereof.
W. Va. Code § 6-2-17
Suits on bonds payable to state brought in name of state
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 348 F. Supp. 1374 - State of West Virginia v. Haynes (1972)
Most recently applied in 348 F. Supp. 1374 - State of West Virginia v. Haynes (October 1972)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.