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UIAREHOUSE RECEIPTS LAW
i. Ilre SieliralLrre rrl tlre r.,,arpl).rrrseitrarr Wltir:lt nrlv lre tttarlr: Iry lris altltotizrlrl aqetrt
{l lf tlrrl rcr:ei11l is i-sqrretl {ot Uorrrls o[ wltir:lt tltn
r,vitrelrrltrsetrrarr is r)\/yrrrnr. oillrer qololy r11 ioitrtly {l ilr ()(}trttttntt tryitlt otlters. ttte fat:t rtf sttt:lt
o,,lrrtr:tsltilr
() A of lltrl antotrttt oI aritrattt:eS t]lA(Je;rtttl ltl
tt:rtaltt,a,11
liatrilili-^r irrr:r rrrr:rl {rr ra,lrir:lr the rvare!rr)use,}rarr r:lairrrs aslion. lf tlreprel:iseatttrrttttt{ot qttc}t
arlr.larrr:es tnarle rrf of crrr:lr liatlililies irrcrrtretl is, at tlr.: satttr: titrre of tlre issrta of tlre ter:ei1tt. ttttl<trrlurti lo
'1,1 ro iriiu(l-q it. a staieurerrt of tlre iar:t tlr:lt a(lvart(-'es ltarie l:eett nta(le trr liatlilities itte :t rrrerl att<l tlre
pirrpose ttrerea{ is st-tlficient
I)ers{]lr
deliveted to tlre bearer or tn the order of any persorl narned in suclr receipt
> Nt: provisiotr slrall be insertetl irr a r:egoliable receipt tlrat it is non-rlegotiable, $uclr provision if insertetl
slrall he voirl.
> A warehousenran shall be held liable for damages for {ailure to do so tr: anyone who purchased
tlre slbsequenl receipt {or vallre sr-rpposing it to be original, even ihough
tlre prrrr;lraser be after the delivery o{ the goods by the warehousernan to tlre holcler of tlre original
receiirt
o Beett reriuested, l;y eir ott hehalf af the person lawfully entitled kr a right ol J:roperty or
Possessiorr irr llre uonrls. lrol to make srrch tjelivery
o i'iarl itr{ortttation lhat ll"re delivery ab0r-rt to be nracle was to oile not tawfully entitlecl to the
possession of tlre qoods
valtte irt qoed failh sLrr;h receipt, for failure to deliver tlre gaods tc hinr, wlretlter suclr purchaser
aq;r11.tirerl title to the receipt before or after the clelivery of the goorls by the wareh*usdrnan
:t, Material alteraliort innocenlly rnade**the warehouselnan is liable orr the alterecl receipt accorrling to
ils rtt itJittal ret;ei1tl
rr.,Arelrrurserrrarr {ronr any lialrility er exp€n$e, which he {.)r any persorl iniurecl by sttr:lr rlelirrerv
= I.lre r:rrJer of tlre t'r:r rrt strall rrr:t relieve the r,vareltotisertan
frurtrr lial.rility lo a J:erson to whonr ihe negotiable receipt as treert rlr shall he negctiated for valtre
witlrorrt rrrrtiq:e of tlre ;-rror:eer.lings or of tlre clelivery cf the g+otls
> lF nl()re lltan one [lers{}it r;lainis the title or posges$iorr q:f tlre gr:och. tlre warehorjser}lan may.
eill rer as a tl?[errs+ tr.r arr at;iior-r brouotrt against ]rinr for rrorr-ctelively of the
interplead
Llr){r{Js. L1r as at1 r'}riqiflal sriit. }vhichever is applopliaie' reguire all l<nouqln claimants to
shall he errlitlecl tr..l srrr:h aid from r:nrrrls of appropriate ir:risdictir.rrr, hy injrrnction and r:therurise, irr
:1 nll reRsottaltle r:lratqes anr:l expelrSes for rratiCe Anrl advertiserlents of sale
,l Salc rrf qo{rr{s wlrere <lefar-tft has heen nrarJe in satis{yinO warehollselnan'S liell
l).1srlr! lrar,! leerr errllrsle6 r,vitlr the pr)ssession of the -qoods ttrat a pledge r:f tlte sante
by lrinr at the
tirrr*" of tlre rleposil lo one urlra tor.rlt lhe goorls in gor:cf iaith fcr valtte war-tld have besn valid
ttearer.
7 lrYlrere hy llre terrns of the receipt, the warehousqman r-rrrderlakes to deliver the go*ds lo the orrier
of a sg.rer-:ifiecl perenrr. and suclr person or a subsequent irrrJorsee of the receil:t lras inckirseri it irr
lrlalri< or to lrearer.
;,r Wliere lry tlr* lrllrn$ t[ l]r* rer;eipt. the -qr:r-:rJs are rl*liverahle {r-r irearer or rzuhr+re a tregntiahle
r*r:+i!it !:as trc+ri ityjrr**ii i* l:ta*i,. *r ir*arer, arty i'lcirjet' rlpy irrdcrs* the satne t* hinrsell er tr any
ll[ltet'sp*r:ifietl l:etsr:'rn. arrrl irr sr:*[r case 1he receip{ shall lhereafter be neqotiateel only t:y lhe
itttJotr-:etttettl by sur:lt indr:t see
? 1.lte qloll* tlt.rv*rsrl l:y tlte rer:ei1rt cannot be garnished or leviecl upon under execution unless it is
srrrrerxlered. or irrrgrrrrrrJerl. q:r ils negr.rtiation errjoined
3 ln rase ttf neqc'ttiatiolt. tlte hr:ltler acqr rires {lre direct ohligatiorr o[ the warelrousernarl ta holcl possession
of llte qoorls fnr hitrr wiilrcut notice tr-r such warelrousenran.
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. I lre litle of tlre lrer sorr io r,r.rlrose nrller Lry tlre ternrs r:rf the receipt llre goorls wel e 1{) lle deliverpd nrrer
st trlt etrrirJs
.1. Ilre rliter;l nhlioaliorr rf fhe rnrarehouseman to lrnld pcssessinn of llie gonds fr.rr hirr. as if
tlre r.ryarr+lrnrtsenlan direr:tlv r-:ontrar:terJ with hirn.
> I?ea:crr for lhr. rirle: rreqrrt"iaiic-rrr befit*res cotrplete only at ltie time nf indotsenrent
li\fl\[t[{Ahl I Iri{i { lN I}AI I OF l?t;{"lllf ']
1. 1!ral llr+": rrceii;! ts qerririltc
7 I lr:+l lr$ lra$ a k:qal riqlrl to rregntiate nr [rarrsfer it
3 llr;lt lre lra$ [tttt:rn/letl{}e rrf nt., {*r:l wlrir:lrvrrr rkl irnpair ttre valirJity ilf tlrg.*.1*r1}i iire r*ceipt
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4 Ilral lrF lr$.c a riqlrl io lrarrsferilrn title t<; the g*orls anrl
llral the qr:octs als nrerclrarrtal:le or fil lnr a Ilarticr rtar
Dr lrflrlse. wllettcver st tch tryarrattlies would have Lreeninrplierl,ilthe{:r.rlrtlar:tof th{ipartiosharl hr+err
lo lrarrsfer rrritlrtrrt a recei;rt o[ tlre erlnrls represented ilrerebv
lrr other
uro[ls. tlie ho]r:ler of a ser:uriiy who in goocl faitlr accepls payrlen! of a clel;t {rorn a Ferso,
doestr't trratrartt tl'reraby the genttineness r:f the receipt nor tlre qualitV or quantity of the goods ilrereilr
desr:ril ror l.
I he sttbseqt-tetrl ;ltlrtltaser trttrsl have taken the receiprt in goorl faillr and fr:r value irt order kr
car:r.|l lir+ a l:elter riqltt.
eltr:tlserlan istt't i:bligeri to tJeliver or jr-rstified in rJeliverirrg the goods to an urrpaicl seller rrnless
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