Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 84-7-404

  • 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 Kansas Statutes 84-7-102
  • Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Kansas Statutes 84-7-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Kansas Statutes 84-7-102

A bailee that in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise disposed of the goods according to the terms of a document of title or pursuant to this article is not liable for the goods even if:

(1) The person from which the bailee received the goods did not have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods; or

(2) the person to which the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods.