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·Title 7 Commercial Code·Art. 7 Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title·Part 4 Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations

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.

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(Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-315, p. 464, §1; current section added by Act 2004-315, p. 464, §1.)