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§46-7-508. Warranties of Collecting Bank as to Documents of Title

A collecting bank or other intermediary known to be entrusted with documents of title on behalf of another or with collection of a draft or other claim against delivery of documents warrants by the delivery of the documents only its own good faith and authority, even if the collecting bank or other intermediary has purchased […]

§46-7-601. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Documents of Title

§46-7-601. Lost, stolen or destroyed documents of title. (a) If a document of title is lost, stolen, or destroyed, a court may order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with the order. If the document was negotiable, a court may not […]

§46-7-603. Conflicting Claims; Interpleader

If more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to commence an action for interpleader. The bailee may assert an interpleader either in defending an action for nondelivery of […]

§46-7-701. Applicability

§46-7-701. Applicability. This article applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this article. This article does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this article even if the […]

§46-7-702. Savings Clause

A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this article and the rights, obligations, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this article as if amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, […]

§46-7-503. Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases

(a) 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: (1) Deliver and entrust them the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the […]