§ 8.7-308. Enforcement of carrier’s lien
(1) A carrier’s lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bloc or in parcels, at any time or place and on any terms which are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. Such notification must include a statement of the amount due, […]
§ 8.7-309. Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier’s liability
(1) A carrier who issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, must exercise the degree of care in relation to the goods that a reasonably careful man would exercise under like circumstances. This subsection does not repeal or change any law or rule of law that imposes liability upon a common carrier for […]
§ 8.7-303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions
(1) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, the carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from: (a) the holder of a negotiable bill; or (b) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill […]
§ 8.7-304. Bills of lading in a set
(1) Except where customary in overseas transportation, a bill of lading must not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection. (2) Where a bill of lading is lawfully drawn in a set of parts, each of which is numbered and expressed to be […]
§ 8.7-305. Destination bills
(1) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request. (2) Upon request of anyone entitled as against the carrier to control the […]
§ 8.7-306. Altered bills of lading
An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor. 1964, c. 219.
§ 8.7-307. Lien of carrier
(1) A carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or on the proceeds thereof in his possession for charges subsequent to the date of its receipt of the goods for storage or transportation (including demurrage and terminal charges) and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods incident to […]
§ 8.7-301. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; “said to contain”; “shipper’s load and count”; improper handling
(1) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading who has given value in good faith, or a holder to whom a negotiable bill has been duly negotiated, relying upon the description therein of the goods, or upon the date therein shown, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating of the bill […]
§ 8.7-302. Through bills of lading and similar documents
(1) The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by persons acting as its agents or by a performing carrier is liable to anyone entitled to recover on the document for any breach by such other persons or by a performing carrier of its […]