{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-306","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-3-306","heading":"Claims to an instrument.","body":"A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-3-306/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:48Z","sha256":"cf4bf42bb5f736dd27e9b48826382f463390d6fbd0ef02d5742c698a1e54f2fd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-305","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}