Alabama § 7-7-404 No Liability for Good Faith Delivery Pursuant to Document of Title

Alabama Statutes

§ 7-7-404 — No Liability for Good Faith Delivery Pursuant to Document of Title

Alabama § 7-7-404

Title 7Commercial Code

Art. 7Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title

Part 4Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 7-7-404 (2026).

Text

A bailee that in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise disposed of the goods according to the terms of a document of title or pursuant to this article is not liable for the goods even if:

(1)The person from which the bailee received the goods did not have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods; or

(2)The person to which the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods.

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A bailee that in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise disposed of the goods according to the terms of a document of title or pursuant to this article is not liable for the goods even if:
(1) The person from which the bailee received the goods did not have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods; or
(2) The person to which the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods.

Legislative History

(Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-315, p. 464, §1; current section added by Act 2004-315, p. 464, §1.)