The county fire board shall constitute and if authorized be created a public corporation under the name provided for in its articles of incorporation and, as such, shall have perpetual succession, may contract with and be contracted with, sue and be sued, and have and use a corporate seal.
W. Va. Code § 7-17-9
Board to be a public corporation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 182 W. Va. 406 - Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department v. Marion County Fire Board, Inc. (1989)
Most recently applied in 182 W. Va. 406 - Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department v. Marion County Fire Board, Inc. (December 1989)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.