West Virginia Code § 47B-3-5

Partnership liable for partner's actionable conduct
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(a) A partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a
result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the
ordinary course of business of the partnership or with authority of the partnership.
(b) If, in the course of the partnership's business or while acting with authority of the
partnership, a partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a
person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a partner, the partnership
is liable for the loss.

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