West Virginia Code
Article 4. Accounting by Fiduciaries
§44-4-11. Liability for Losses or Failure to Make Defense

If any personal representative, guardian, curator or committee shall, by his negligence or improper conduct, lose any debt or other money, 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 if any personal representative, guardian, curator or committee shall pay any debt, the recovery of which could be prevented by reason of illegality of consideration, or lapse of time, or otherwise, when he knows, or by the exercise of due diligence could ascertain, the facts by which the same could be so prevented, no credit shall be allowed him therefor.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 44. Administration of Estates and Trusts

Article 4. Accounting by Fiduciaries

§44-4-1. Record of Appraisements

§44-4-2. Fiduciaries to Exhibit Accounts for Settlement

§44-4-3. Fiduciaries From Whom Inventories, Appraisals or Accounts Are Due When This Article Effective May Be Proceeded Against

§44-4-4. Fiduciaries of Small Estates May Account Once in Three Years

§44-4-5. Examination of Bonds at Time of Accounting, and When Requested by Interested Party

§44-4-6. Settlements for Previous Years; Objections to Account