§ 11-7-503. Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases
A document of title confers no right in goods against a person that before issuance of the document had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not: Deliver or entrust the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor’s nominee with: […]
§ 11-7-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as “Uniform Commercial Code — Documents of Title.” History. Code 1933, § 109A-7-101, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1/HB 451, not codified by the General Assembly, […]
§ 11-7-301. Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription; “Said to Contain”; “Shipper’s Weight, Load, and Count”; Improper Handling
A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill has been duly negotiated, relying upon the description of the goods in the bill or upon the date shown in the bill, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating […]
§ 11-7-102. Definitions and Index of Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Bailee” means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. “Carrier” means a person that issues a bill of lading. “Consignee” means a person named in a bill of lading to […]
§ 11-7-302. Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents of Title
The issuer of a through bill of lading, or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a person acting as its agent or by a performing carrier, is liable to any person entitled to recover on the bill or other document for any breach by the other person or […]
§ 11-7-103. Relation of Article to Treaty or Statute
Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article is subject to any treaty or statute of the United States to the extent the treaty or statute is applicable. This article does not modify or repeal any law prescribing the form or content of a document of title or the services or facilities to be […]
§ 11-7-303. Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions
Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a 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: The holder of a negotiable bill; The consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the consignee […]
§ 11-7-104. Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a document of title is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person. A document of title other than one described in subsection (a) of this Code section is nonnegotiable. A […]
§ 11-7-304. Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set
Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection. If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and is […]
§ 11-7-105. Reissuance in Alternative Medium
Upon request of a person entitled under an electronic document of title, the issuer of the electronic document may issue a tangible document of title as a substitute for the electronic document if: The person entitled under the electronic document surrenders control of the document to the issuer; and The tangible document when issued contains […]