Each authority when created and established, and the members thereof, shall constitute a public corporation and as such, shall have perpetual succession, may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, and have and use a common seal.
W. Va. Code § 8-29-2
Authorities to be public corporations
Known as the Municipal Code
The act spans §§ 8–8 (711 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 204 W. Va. 514 - Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority v. West Virginia Public Port Authority (1999)
Most recently applied in 204 W. Va. 514 - Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority v. West Virginia Public Port Authority (February 1999)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.