{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-11-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-11-6","heading":"Liability in tort and contract.","body":"(a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.\n(b) A person may not be liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n(c) A person may not be liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.\n(d) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable may not be imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association.\n(e) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 11. UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-11-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:03Z","sha256":"352053b91e0755a2cab493364f286fde90ff9203678dd364a80567240a99c968","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-11-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-11-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}