Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-15-15

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Every public warehouseman receiving property of any kind for safekeeping must issue, on delivery to him or it of such property, in favor of the person from whom received, a receipt therefor, which shall comply with the requirements of the laws of this state.