Legal Opinion
Sheehan v. WFS Financial, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 2001No. 29697PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
This case involves a question certified from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia that asks us to determine the proper treatment of motor vehicle liens perfected in states other than West Virginia in light of two apparently conflicting West Virginia statutes, W. Va. Code § 17A-4A-14 (1961) (Repl.Vol.2000), which is a provision of the West Virginia Motor Vehicle Code, and W. Va.Code § 46-9-103(2) (1996) (Supp.2000), which is part of the West Virginia Uniform Commercial Code (hereinafter “UCC”). We conclude that W. Va.Code § 46-9-103(2)…
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