(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;
        (6) release, satisfaction, or any other personal
    
defense against the claimant; or
        (7) any other lawful excuse.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/7-403

  • Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse
    
receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/7-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as
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    movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/7-102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Warehouse: means a person engaged in the
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    business of storing goods for hire. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/7-102

         (b) A person claiming goods covered by a document of title shall satisfy the bailee’s lien if the bailee so requests or if the bailee is prohibited by law from delivering the goods until the charges are paid.
         (c) Unless a person claiming the goods is a person against which the document of title does not confer a right under Section 7-503(a):
             (1) the person claiming under a document shall
        
    surrender possession or control of any outstanding negotiable document covering the goods for cancellation or indication of partial deliveries; and
            (2) the bailee shall cancel the document or
        
    conspicuously indicate in the document the partial delivery or the bailee is liable to any person to which the document is duly negotiated.
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