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KS Stat § 34-254 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-254 Negotiable receipts must be canceled when grain delivered.

34-254. Negotiable receipts must be canceled when grain delivered. Except as provided in K.S.A. 34-276, where a warehouseman delivers grain for which he has issued a negotiable receipt, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the grain, and fails to take up and cancel the receipt, he shall be liable to anyone who purchases for value in good faith such receipt for failure to deliver the grain to him, whether such purchaser acquired title to the receipt before or after the delivery of the grain by the warehouseman.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 32; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-255 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-255 Cancellation of receipts upon partial delivery of grain liability.

34-255. Cancellation of receipts upon partial delivery of grain liability. Except as provided in K.S.A. 34-276, when a warehouseman delivers part of the grain for which he had issued a negotiable receipt and fails to take up and cancel such receipt, he shall be liable to anyone who purchases for value in good faith such receipt, for failure to deliver all the grain specified in the receipt, whether such purchaser acquired title to the receipt before or after the delivery of any portion of the grain by the warehouseman.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 33; L. 1970, ch. 159, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-256 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-256 Altered receipts.

34-256. Altered receipts. The alteration of a receipt shall not excuse the warehouseman who issued it from any liability if such alteration was (a) immaterial, (b) authorized, or (c) made without fraudulent intent. If the alteration was authorized, the warehouseman shall be liable according to the terms of the receipt as altered. If the alteration was unauthorized, but made without fraudulent intent, the warehouseman shall be liable according to the terms of the receipt, as they were before alteration. Material and fraudulent alteration of a receipt shall not excuse the warehouseman who issued it from liability to deliver, according to the terms of the receipt as originally issued, the grain for which it was issued, but shall excuse him from any other liability to the person who made the alteration and to any person who took with notice of the alteration. Any purchaser of the receipt for value without notice of the alteration shall acquire the same rights against the warehouseman which such purchaser would have acquired if the receipt had not been altered at the time of the purchase.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 34; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-257a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-257a Lost or destroyed receipts; duplicate receipt, when; form of duplicate.

34-257a. Lost or destroyed receipts; duplicate receipt, when; form of duplicate. Where a negotiable warehouse receipt has been lost or destroyed, the warehouseman shall issue a new receipt upon the same terms, subject to the same conditions, and bearing on its face the number and the date of the receipt in lieu of which it is issued, and a plain and conspicuous statement that it is a duplicate receipt issued in lieu of a lost or destroyed receipt, upon compliance by the claimant with the following conditions: Before issuing a duplicate receipt, the warehouseman shall require the claimant therefor to make and file with the warehouseman (1) an affidavit stating that the applicant is lawfully entitled to the possession of the original receipt; that the applicant has not negotiated or assigned it; how the original receipt was lost or destroyed; and if lost, that diligent effort has been made to find the receipt without success, and (2) a bond in the amount double the value, at the time the bond is given, of the grain represented by the lost or destroyed receipt. Such bond shall be in the form approved by the secretary and shall be conditioned to indemnify the warehouseman or any holder or other person entitled to the grain against all loss, liability or expense which he may sustain by reason of the issuance of such duplicate receipt. Such bond shall have as surety thereon a corporate surety company which is authorized to do business under the laws of the state of Kansas and is subject to service of process in this state in a suit on the bond.History: L. 1967, ch. 235, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 32; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-258 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-258 Effect of duplicate receipt.

34-258. Effect of duplicate receipt. A receipt upon the face of which the word "duplicate" is plainly placed is a representation and warranty by the warehouseman that such a receipt is an accurate copy of an original receipt properly issued and uncanceled at the date of issue of the duplicate but shall impose upon him no other liability.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 36; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-259 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-259 Warehouseman cannot set up title in himself.

34-259. Warehouseman cannot set up title in himself. No title or right to the possession of the grain, on the part of the warehouseman, unless such title or right is derived directly or indirectly from a transfer made by the depositor or his transferee at the time of or subsequent to the deposit for storage, or from the warehouseman's lien, shall excuse the warehouseman from liability for refusing to deliver the grain according to the terms of the receipt.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-260 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-260 Interpleader of adverse claimants.

34-260. Interpleader of adverse claimants. If more than one person claim the title or possession of the grain, the warehouseman may, either as a defense to an action brought against him for nondelivery of the grain, or by an original suit, whichever is appropriate, require all known claimants to interplead.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 38; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-261 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-261 Warehouseman has reasonable time to determine validity of claims or compel interpleader.

34-261. Warehouseman has reasonable time to determine validity of claims or compel interpleader. If some one other than the depositor or person claiming under him asserts a claim to the title or possession of the grain and the warehouseman has information of such claim, the warehouseman shall be excused from liability for refusing to deliver the grain either to the depositor or person claiming under him, or to the adverse claimant, until the warehouseman has had a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claim or to bring legal proceedings to compel all claimants to interplead.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 39; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-262 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-262 Adverse title no defense.

34-262. Adverse title no defense. Except as provided in the two preceding sections and in K.S.A. 34-276, no right of title of a third person shall be a defense to an action brought by the depositor or person claiming under him against the warehouseman for failure to deliver the grain according to the terms of the receipt.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 40; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-263 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-263 Liability for care of grain.

34-263. Liability for care of grain. Except as herein provided, a warehouseman shall be liable for any loss or injury to the grain caused by his failure to exercise such care in regard to it as a reasonably careful owner of similar grain would exercise.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 41; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-264 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-264 Attachment or levy upon grain for which a negotiable receipt has been given.

34-264. Attachment or levy upon grain for which a negotiable receipt has been given. If grain is delivered to a warehouseman by the owner, or by a person whose act in conveying the title to a purchaser in good faith for value would bind the owner, and a negotiable receipt is issued for it, such grain cannot thereafter, while in the possession of the warehouseman, be attached by garnishment or otherwise, or be levied under an execution unless the receipt be first surrendered to the warehouseman, or its negotiation enjoined. The warehouseman shall in no case be compelled to deliver up actual possession of the grain until the receipt is surrendered to him or impounded by the courts.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 42; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-265 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-265 Creditor's remedies to reach negotiable receipts.

34-265. Creditor's remedies to reach negotiable receipts. A creditor whose debtor is the owner, or holder, of a negotiable receipt shall be entitled to such aid from courts of appropriate jurisdiction, by injunction or otherwise, in attaching such receipts or in satisfying the claim by means thereof, as is allowed by law or in equity in regard to property which cannot readily be attached or levied by ordinary legal process.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 43; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-266 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-266 Claims included in warehouseman's lien.

34-266. Claims included in warehouseman's lien. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 34-270, a warehouseman shall have a lien on grain deposited or on the proceeds thereof in his hands for all lawful charges for storage and preservation of the grain; also for all lawful claims for money advanced, interest, insurance, transportation, labor, weighing, cooperage and other charges and expenses in relation to such grain; also for reasonable charges and expenses for notice and advertisements of sale, and for sale of grain where default has been made in satisfying the warehouseman's lien.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 44; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-267 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-267 Against what property the lien may be enforced.

34-267. Against what property the lien may be enforced. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 34-270, a warehouseman's lien may be enforced: (a) Against all grain, whenever deposited, belonging to the person who is liable as debtor for the claims in regard to which the lien is asserted; and (b) against all grain belonging to others which has been deposited at any time by the person who is liable as debtor for the claims in regard to which the lien is asserted, if such person had been so intrusted with the possession of the grain that a pledge of the same by him at the time of the deposit to one who took the grain in good faith for value would have been valid.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 45; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-268 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-268 How lien may be lost.

34-268. How lien may be lost. A warehouseman loses his lien upon grain: (a) By surrendering possession thereof; or (b) by refusing to deliver the grain when a demand is made with which he is bound to comply with the provisions of this act.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 46; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-269 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-269 Negotiable receipt must state charges for which lien is claimed.

34-269. Negotiable receipt must state charges for which lien is claimed. If a negotiable receipt is issued for grain, the warehouseman shall have no lien thereon, except for charges for storage on such grain subsequent to the date of the receipt, unless the receipt expressly enumerates other charges for which a lien is claimed. In such cases there shall be a lien for the charges enumerated so far as they are within the terms of K.S.A. 34-267, although the amount of the charges so enumerated is not stated in the receipt.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 47; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-270 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-270 Warehouseman need not deliver until lien is satisfied.

34-270. Warehouseman need not deliver until lien is satisfied. A warehouseman having a lien valid as against the person demanding the grain may refuse to deliver the grain to him until the lien is satisfied.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 48; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-271 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-271 Warehouseman's lien does not preclude other remedies.

34-271. Warehouseman's lien does not preclude other remedies. Whether a warehouseman has or has not a lien upon the grain, he is entitled to all remedies allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor, for the collection from the depositor of all charges and advances which the depositor has expressly or impliedly contracted with the warehouseman to pay.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 49; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-272 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-272 Satisfaction of lien by sale; notice required.

34-272. Satisfaction of lien by sale; notice required. A warehouseman's lien for a claim which has become due may be satisfied as follows: The warehouseman shall give a written notice to the person on whose account the grain is held, and to any other person known by the warehouseman to claim an interest in the grain. Such notice shall be given by delivery in person or by registered letter addressed to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be notified.The notice shall contain: (a) An itemized statement of the warehouseman's claim showing the sum due at the time of the notice and the date or dates when it became due; (b) a brief description of the grain against which the lien exists; (c) a demand that the amount of the claim as stated in the notice, and of such further claim as shall accrue, shall be paid on or before a day mentioned, not less than ten days from the delivery of the notice, if it is personally delivered, or from the time when the notice should reach its destination, according to the due course of post, if the notice is sent by mail; (d) a statement that unless the claim is paid within the time specified the grain will be advertised for sale and sold at auction at a specified time and place. In accordance with the terms of a notice so given, a sale of the grain at auction may be had to satisfy any valid claim of the warehouseman for which he has a lien on the grain. The sale shall be had in the place where the lien was acquired, or, if such place is manifestly unsuitable for the purpose, at the nearest suitable place.After the time for the payment of the claim specified in the notice to the depositor has elapsed, an advertisement of the sale, describing the grain to be sold, and stating the name of the owner or person on whose account the grain is held, and the time and place of the sale, shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the place where such sale is to be held, if there be any such newspaper; but if there be no newspapers published at such place, then such advertisement of the same shall, at the option of the warehouseman, be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation or by posting the same in at least four conspicuous places in such place for not less than fifteen days before the date of sale. And no sale shall be held in less than fifteen days from the time of the first publication or the first posting of such advertisement.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 50; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-273 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-273 Sale of perishable grain or grain that will injure other property; warehouseman's duty of care; liability for neglect.

34-273. Sale of perishable grain or grain that will injure other property; warehouseman's duty of care; liability for neglect. (a) In case any public warehouseman discovers that any grain stored in such warehouseman's warehouse, other than in special bins, is out of condition or is becoming so and that it is not in such warehouseman's power to preserve the grain, such warehouseman shall immediately give such notice of that fact as is reasonable and possible under the circumstances to the owner of such grain or to the person in whose name the grain is stored and shall also give notice of that fact to the secretary.(b) The secretary, unless otherwise requested by the owner of such grain or the person in whose name the grain is stored, shall cause an inspection to be made of the grain. If it is found on such inspection that the grain is out of condition, or is becoming so, and the owner of the grain fails to promptly remove it, the warehouseman may sell the grain upon giving the same public notice of sale as is required by this act for the sale of grain to satisfy the lien of a warehouseman, except that the grain may be sold at either public or private sale without advertising if, in the opinion of the secretary, such grain should be sold without delay and written authority to make sale without advertisement is given by the secretary to the warehouseman. For the purpose of this section, the owner of such grain shall be deemed to be the holder of warehouse receipts of the oldest dates then in circulation or uncanceled and the grain represented by which has not previously been declared out of condition.(c) Nothing herein contained shall be held to relieve any warehouseman from exercising due care and vigilance in preserving any such grain after discovery that the same is out of condition, or is becoming so, but such grain shall be kept separate and apart from all direct contact with other grain and shall not be mixed with other grain while in store in such warehouse. Any public warehouseman guilty of any act of neglect which has the effect of depreciating property stored in a public warehouse under the warehouseman's control, shall be liable on the warehouseman's bond or letter of credit therefor to the person damaged thereby. After grain has been sold as authorized by this section, the warehouseman shall not be liable thereafter for the delivery of such grain even though the receipt therefor is negotiable, but shall be liable as a trustee for the amount of the proceeds of such sale in excess of the amount of any lawful charges for which the warehouseman had a lien at the time of such sale.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 51; L. 1984, ch. 150, § 13; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 33; L. 2000, ch. 30, § 6; Mar. 30.
KS Stat § 34-274 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-274 Disposition of proceeds of sale.

34-274. Disposition of proceeds of sale. All grains sold for the satisfaction of warehouseman's lien shall be sold at public sale to the highest and best bidder for cash in hand. From proceeds of such sale, the warehouseman shall satisfy his lien, including the reasonable charges of notice, advertisement and sale. The balance, if any, of such proceeds shall be held by the warehouseman, and delivered on demand to the person to whom he would have been bound to deliver or justified in delivering the grain. At any time before the grain is sold any person claiming a right of property or possession therein may pay the warehouseman the amount necessary to satisfy his lien and to pay the reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in serving notice and advertising and preparing for the sale up to the time of such payment. The warehouseman shall deliver the grain to the person making such payment if he is a person entitled, under the provisions of this act, to the possession of the grain on payment of charges thereon. Otherwise the warehouseman shall retain possession of the grain according to the terms of the original contract of deposit.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 52; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-275 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-275 Other methods of enforcing liens not precluded.

34-275. Other methods of enforcing liens not precluded. The remedy for enforcing a lien herein provided does not preclude any other remedies allowed by law for the enforcement of a lien against personal property nor bar the right to recover so much of the warehouseman's claim as shall not be paid by the proceeds of the sale of the property.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 53; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-276 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-276 Effect of sale.

34-276. Effect of sale. After the grain has been lawfully sold to satisfy warehouseman's lien, or has been lawfully sold or disposed of for any other cause, the warehouseman shall not thereafter be liable for failure to deliver the grain to the depositor or owner of the grain, or to a holder of a receipt given for the grain when it was deposited, even if such receipt be negotiable. After such lawful sale, the proceeds of such sale, after deducting any lawful liens, shall be held for the benefit of the owner, or the holder of the receipt or receipts.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 54; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-277 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-277 Negotiations of negotiable receipts by delivery.

34-277. Negotiations of negotiable receipts by delivery. (a) Where, by the terms of the receipt, the warehouseman undertakes to deliver the goods to the bearer, or (b) where, by the terms of the receipt, the warehouseman undertakes to deliver the grain to the order of a specified person, and such person or a subsequent endorsee of the receipt has endorsed it in blank or to bearer. Where, by the terms of a negotiable receipt, the grain is deliverable to bearer or where a negotiable receipt has been endorsed in blank or to bearer, any holder may endorse the same to himself or to any other specified person, and in such case the receipt shall thereafter be negotiated only by the endorsement of such endorsee.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 55; July 1.