Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 7.403 — OBLIGATION OF WAREHOUSE OR CARRIER TO DELIVER; EXCUSE

BC § 7.403Title 1. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE · Ch. 7. DOCUMENTS OF TITLE · Art. D. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS AND BILLS OF LADING: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

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(a)A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person entitled under a document of title if the person complies with Subsections (b) and (c), unless and to the extent that the bailee establishes any of the following:

(1)delivery of the goods to a person whose receipt was rightful as against the claimant;

(2)damage to or delay, loss, or destruction of the goods for which the bailee is not liable;

(3)previous sale or other disposition of the goods in lawful enforcement of a lien or on a warehouse's lawful termination of storage;

(4)the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery pursuant to Section 2.705 or by a lessor of its right to stop delivery pursuant to Section 2A.526;

(5)a diversion, reconsignment, or other disposition pursuant to Section 7.303;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 122 (S.B. 1593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.