Alabama § 8-15-17 Insurance Requirement and Liability of Warehouseman for Articles Not Stored in Warehouse

Alabama Statutes

§ 8-15-17 — Insurance Requirement and Liability of Warehouseman for Articles Not Stored in Warehouse

Alabama § 8-15-17

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 15Public Warehouses

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 8-15-17 (2026).

Text

(a)A public warehouseman who stores cotton or other article in the open or in any place except in the warehouse shall keep the same insured against destruction or injury by fire and shall be responsible and liable for all injury or damage suffered from the weather or any other cause by reason of the cotton or other article being stored in the open or in any other place except in the warehouse.

(b)Such warehouseman shall also have the same responsibility and liability for the cotton or other article as if the same was stored or kept in the warehouse. The warehouseman’s bond shall also cover all duties and liabilities of a warehouseman imposed by this section and Section 8-15-16.

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(a) A public warehouseman who stores cotton or other article in the open or in any place except in the warehouse shall keep the same insured against destruction or injury by fire and shall be responsible and liable for all injury or damage suffered from the weather or any other cause by reason of the cotton or other article being stored in the open or in any other place except in the warehouse.
(b) Such warehouseman shall also have the same responsibility and liability for the cotton or other article as if the same was stored or kept in the warehouse. The warehouseman’s bond shall also cover all duties and liabilities of a warehouseman imposed by this section and Section 8-15-16.