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GA Code § 11-7-203 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 2 - Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions|§ 11-7-203. Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription

 A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a document of title, other than a bill of lading, that relies upon the description of the goods in the document may recover from the issuer damages caused by the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that:    The document conspicuously indicates that the issuer does not know whether all or part of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition, or the receipt or description is qualified by "contents, condition, and quality unknown," "said to contain," or words of similar import, if such indication is true; or   The party or purchaser otherwise has notice of the nonreceipt or misdescription.    (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 203, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, rewrote this Code section. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, § 52. 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, §§ 44, 48, 139, 140, 148, 188, 248, 251.   C.J.S.   - 8 C.J.S., Bailments, § 40. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 41 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-203.
GA Code § 11-7-205 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 2 - Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions|§ 11-7-205. Title Under Warehouse Receipt Defeated in Certain Cases

 A buyer in ordinary course of business of fungible goods sold and delivered by a warehouse that is also in the business of buying and selling such goods takes the goods free of any claim under a warehouse receipt even if the receipt is negotiable and has been duly negotiated.   (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 205, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, deleted "the" preceding "ordinary" near the beginning, substituted "warehouse that" for "warehouseman who", inserted "the goods", and substituted "if the receipt is negotiable and" for "though it" near the end. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Obtaining of negotiable warehouse receipt by due negotiation.    - One obtaining negotiable warehouse receipt by due negotiation obtains substantial rights enumerated in O.C.G.A. § 11-7-205. Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. SLT Whse. Co., 368 F. Supp. 1042 (M.D. Ga. 1974), aff'd, 515 F.2d 1382 (5th Cir. 1975).    Cited in Turfgrass Group v. Ga. Cold Storage Co., 346 Ga. App. 659, 816 S.E.2d 716 (2018).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 15A C.J.S., Confusion of Goods, § 1 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 14, 15, 62.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-205.
GA Code § 11-7-208 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 2 - Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions|§ 11-7-208. Altered Warehouse Receipts

 If a blank in a negotiable warehouse receipt has been filled in without authority, a good-faith purchaser for value and without notice of the lack of authority may treat the insertion as authorized. Any other unauthorized alteration leaves any tangible or electronic warehouse receipt enforceable against the issuer according to its original tenor.   (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 208, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, in the first sentence, substituted "If" for "Where" at the beginning, inserted "good-faith", and substituted "lack" for "want"; and inserted "tangible or electronic warehouse" in the second sentence. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, §§ 45, 62.   C.J.S.   - 3A C.J.S., Alteration of Instruments, § 1 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 41 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-208.
GA Code § 11-7-303 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions|§ 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 has given contrary instructions;   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   The consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.     Unless instructions described in subsection (a) of this Code section 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.    (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 303, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, redesignated former subsections (1) and (2) as present subsections (a) and (b), respectively; rewrote present subsection (a); and, in present subsection (b), substituted "instructions described in subsection (a) of this Code section are included in" for "such instructions are noted on" near the beginning, substituted "which" for "whom", and substituted "may" for "can" near the end. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 411. 80 C.J.S., Shipping, § 272.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-303.
GA Code § 11-7-305 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions|§ 11-7-305. Destination Bills

  Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.   Upon request of any person entitled as against the carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering such goods, the issuer, subject to Code Section 11-7-105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.    (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 305, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, redesignated former subsections (1) and (2) as present subsections (a) and (b), respectively; substituted "shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may" for "shipment a carrier may at the request of the consignor" in present subsection (a); and, in present subsection (b), substituted "any person" for "anyone" near the beginning, inserted "of possession or control" in the middle, and inserted ", subject to Code Section 11-7-105," near the end. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, § 331. 15 Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, § 45.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 393. 80 C.J.S., Shipping, § 260 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-305.
GA Code § 11-7-306 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions|§ 11-7-306. Altered Bills of Lading

 An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.   (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 306, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. hb0451, § 1-1/HB 451.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1, effective May 27, 2010, reenacted this Code section without change.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, § 329.   C.J.S.   - 3A C.J.S., Alteration of Instruments, § 6.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-306.
GA Code § 11-7-401 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations|§ 11-7-401. Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of Issuer

 The obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:    The document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content;   The issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;   The goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or   The person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.    (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 401, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, rewrote this Code section. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, §§ 339, 340. 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 42. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, §§ 43, 47.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 394. 80 C.J.S., Shipping, § 256 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 27 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-401.   ALR.    - Legal effect of transaction by which grain or other commodity is received for storage by one who has not complied with statutory conditions necessary to become a public warehouseman, 108 A.L.R. 928.    Warehouseman's liability for loss occasioned by failure to issue a proper receipt to depositor, 168 A.L.R. 945.
GA Code § 11-7-402 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations|§ 11-7-402. Duplicate Document of Title; Overissue

 A duplicate or any other document of title purporting to cover goods already represented by an outstanding document of the same issuer does not confer any right in the goods, except as provided in the case of tangible bills of lading in a set of parts, overissue of documents for fungible goods, substitutes for lost, stolen, or destroyed documents, or substitute documents issued pursuant to Code Section 11-7-105. The issuer is liable for damages caused by its overissue or failure to identify a duplicate document by a conspicuous notation.   (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 402, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, substituted "document of title" for "receipt or bill" in the catchline; in the first sentence, substituted "A duplicate or" for "Neither a duplicate nor" at the beginning, substituted "does not confer" for "confers", substituted "tangible bills of lading in a set of parts" for "bills in a set", deleted "and" preceding "substitutes", and added ", or substituted documents issued pursuant to Code Section 11-7-105" at the end; and, in the second sentence, substituted "The" for "But the" at the beginning, substituted "its" for "his", and substituted "by a conspicuous notation" for "as such by conspicuous notation on its face" at the end. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, § 327. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, § 44.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 402. 80 C.J.S., Shipping, § 256 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 31.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-402.
GA Code § 11-7-505 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 11 - Commercial Code|Article 7 - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title|Part 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer|§ 11-7-505. Indorser Not Guarantor for Other Parties

 The indorsement of a tangible document of title issued by a bailee does not make the indorser liable for any default by the bailee or previous indorsers.   (Code 1933, § 109A-7 - 505, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 1-1/HB 451.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 27, 2010, deleted "a" preceding "not" in the catchline; inserted "tangible" and deleted "by" preceding "previous" near the end. See the Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule." This Act became effective May 27, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commercial Code, § 70. 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 71.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, §§ 398-401. 80 C.J.S., Shipping, § 260 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 40.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 7-505.   ALR.    - Character of bill of lading contemplated by a guaranty of payment of a draft with bill of lading attached, 13 A.L.R. 166.