St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

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s e 9s1na receipt s,sdp for value supposing it to be an
the delive sven Of 't tbe GOODS 5ds b purf fhe wa De a1se.
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have plainly placed upon its face by
the warehoassman issuing "non.2eEo:
W 1saDefs er ne' f aiE1sea so to d tn g. eaf holder DE- 'e oi
posing 1t to be negotiable, may, at his option,
h irens nafn the aeeel Same as l iMRHsies S Se Wo 5ne T have
incurred had the receipt been negotiable. :
let Hers s msmora faall or not w apR'y; s a%eksoTleat t.
ments Of an informal character.
HoUsEMEN UPON THEIR RECEIPTS.
Sec. s. 0BLIGAIIoN oF WAREHOUSE
NAN TO DELIvER.) A warehouseman. in
by this act, is bound to deliver the goods
upon a written demand made either by the
With 'N~ @-A
l) An offer to satisfy the warehouseman'
~ An offer to surrender the receipt If ne.
gotiable. with such Endorsements as would be
() A readiness and willingness to sign. when
the goods are deliyered; an aeknowledsmen
ture is requested by the warehouseman
In case the warehouseman refuses or fails
written demand by the holder or depositor SC
accompanied, the burden shall be upon the
warehouseman to establish the existence OF. a
lawful excuse for such refusal.
Sec: O. JUSTIFICATION OF WARE.
HoUsEMAN IN DELrvER1NG.) "A ware
subject to the provisions Of the three follow
ing sections, to one who IS
session of the goods, or his agent,
() A person who is either himself entitled
to delivery by the terms Of a non-negotiable
ten authority from the person 50 entitled
either Endorsed upon the receipt Or written
upon another paper, or
receipt by the terms Of which the goods are
deliverable to him or order or to bearer, OF
WI has been Endorsed to him or in blank
Used by the terms of the receipt or by his
mediate or immediate indorsee
FOR MIsDELIVERY) Where a warehouse
man delivers the goods to one who is not in
fact Lawfully sSs + ILL. entitled /, to 9,. the - possession 0sS;a OF Of
conversion to all having a right Of property
or possession in the goods If he delivered the
and though he delivered the goods as author
ICED by said subdivisions he shall be so liable
person lawfully entitled to a right Of pro1nrty
or possession in the goods, not to make Such
~ Had Information that the delivery abou!
to . be- made naaddseosWS; was to to one one not not lawfully entitled
BE ssei cAScEEEP WHEN goo j Dn ELI!
where a warehouseman delivers goods fol
which he had issued a negotiable receipt, the
to the possession Of the goods, and fails te
take up and cancel the receipt. he shall be
liable .t to any :,c one so who purchases 1nr 7sf;,,1 for ~ valve du,i, in
q u : title ) to the receipt Before or after the
de see: 1a or M SeeeI 81 snf RE EsfsheTsen Must
BE CANCELLED OR MARKED WHEN PART
S OF G9 &c Ssct;d1 ~: M5cre . Ex Wsptbo as pro;
issued a negotiable receipt and falls either t.
plainly upon it a statement Of what goods
or packages have been delivered he shall be
liable, to any a,o one who purchases arc for value in
all the goods specified In the receipt, whether
such purchaser acquired title to the receipt
before or after the delivery of any portion Of
the goods by the warehouseman:
Sec. 1~3.-lALTERED RECEIPTs.) The al
t@eration Of a receipt pts shall a. not excuse *! The
if such alteration was
(a) Imnaterial.
(b) Authorized, or ,
lj Made without fraudulent intent.
If the alteration was authorized, the ware.
houseman shall be liable according to the
terms of the receipt as altered. # the altera
fraudulent intent. the .warehouseman shall be
liable according to the terms of the receipt
Material and fraudulent alteration Of a re.
ceipt shall not excuse the warehouseman whc
issued it. from . Liability abb to deliver, accordine
sued, the goods for which 1t was issued, but
shall excuse him from any other liability te
any person who took with notice Of the altera.
ton. Any purchaser of the receipt for value
without notice Of the alteration shall acquire
| thn Sa,Do rfOhtq AGAINST the warphOnSornQr
which such purchaser would have acquired II
the receipt had not been altered at the time
Section 14.-LOsT OR DESTROYED RE
CEIPTS.) Where a negotiable receipt has been
lost or destroyed, a court Of competent juris-
diction may order the delivery Of the goods
upon satisfactory proof Of such loss or destruc.
ton and upon the giving Of q bond with suf1l-
protect the warehouseman from any liability
or expense, which he or any person injured
by such delivery may incur by reason OF The
court may also in its discretion order the
payment of the warehouseman's reasonable
The delivery Of the goods under an order
of the court as provided in this section, shall
has been or shall be negotiated for value
without notice Of the proceedings or of the
Sec. 15.-EFFEcT OF DUPLICATE RE
GE1PTs9 = receipt upon the face of which
representation and warranty by the ware
housernan that such receipt is an accurate
copy of an original receipt properly issued
and uncancelled at the date of the issue of
the duplicate, but shall impose upon him nc
Sec. 1G.-tWAREEoUsEMAN CAN. NOT
SET uP TITLE IN HIMsELF.) No title or
right to the possession of the goods. on the
part of the warehouseman. unless such title
or right is derived directly or indirectly from
a transfer made by the depositor at the time
or from the warehouseman's lien. shall ex-
cusc the warehouseman from liability for re-
fusirg to deliver the goods according to the
terms Of the receipt.
Sec. 17.-1NTERPLEADER OR ADVERSE
iCLAIMANTS.) If more than one person
the warehouscman may, either as a defense