The purpose of this article is to protect the purchaser of articles of bedding as herein defined against disease and fraud.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 47-1A-1

  • articles of bedding: includes upholstered furniture and filling material (as herein defined) and any mattress, pillow, cushion, quilt, bed pad, comforter, upholstered spring bed, headboard, box springs, davenport or day bed, bedsprings, metal couch, metal bed, metal cot, metal cradle, metal bassinette, which is wholly or partly upholstered and is used or intended for use for sleeping, resting or reclining purposes. See West Virginia Code 47-1A-2
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.