If any attorney at law or agent shall, by his negligence or improper conduct, lose any debt or other money of his client, he shall be charged with the principal of what is so lost, and interest thereon, in like manner as if he had received such principal, and it may be recovered from him by suit or motion.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
§30-2-1. Certificate of Good Moral Character; Examination of Applicants for License; Licenses
§30-2-2. Attorneys From Other Jurisdictions
§30-2-4. Practice Without License or Oath; Penalty; Qualification After Institution of Suits
§30-2-5. Practice by Corporations or Voluntary Associations; Penalties; Limitations of Section
§30-2-7. Suspension or Annulment of License for Malpractice; Appeal
§30-2-8. Security for Good Behavior; Contempt
§30-2-9. Revocation, Annulment or Suspension of License Effective Throughout State
§30-2-10. Clerk and Sheriff or Their Deputies Not to Act as Attorneys
§30-2-11. Liability of Attorney to Client for Neglect of Duty
§30-2-12. Liability of Attorney or Agent for Loss of Debt or Money
§30-2-13. Liability of Attorney for Failure to Pay Over Moneys Collected; Penalty