Montana § 30-7-304 Tangible Bills Of Lading In A Set

Montana Statutes

§ 30-7-304 — Tangible Bills Of Lading In A Set

Montana § 30-7-304

Title 30TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 7UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE

Part 3Bills of Lading -- Special Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 30-7-304 (2026).

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30-7-304 . Tangible bills of lading in a set.

(1)Except as customary in international transportation, a bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.

(2)If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and is expressed to be valid only if the goods have not been delivered against any other part, the whole of the parts constitute one bill.

(3)If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts and different parts are negotiated to different persons, the title of the holder to which the first due negotiation is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even if any later holder may have received the goods

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30-7-304 . Tangible bills of lading in a set. (1) Except as customary in international transportation, a bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.
(2) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and is expressed to be valid only if the goods have not been delivered against any other part, the whole of the parts constitute one bill.
(3) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts and different parts are negotiated to different persons, the title of the holder to which the first due negotiation is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even if any later holder may have received the goods from the carrier in good faith and discharged the carrier's obligation by surrendering its part.
(4) A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a tangible bill of lading issued in a set is liable to holders of that part as if it were the whole set.
(5) The bailee is obliged to deliver in accordance with part 4 of this chapter against the first presented part of a tangible bill of lading lawfully issued in a set. Delivery in this manner discharges the bailee's obligation on the whole bill.