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§ 7303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial CodeEffective: June 16, 2008

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code (Refs & Annos)
Division 7. Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 73. Bills of Lading: Special Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 16, 2008
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 7303
§ 7303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions
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(a) Proper instruction.--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:
(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill even if the consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or
(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.
(b) Original terms.--Unless instructions described in subsection (a) are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.

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2008, April 16, P.L. 57, No. 13, § 13, effective in 60 days [June 16, 2008].
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 7303, PA ST 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 7303
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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