§ 47-7-401 Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer
§ 47-7-402 Duplicate document of title – Overissue
§ 47-7-403 Obligation of bailee to deliver – Excuse
§ 47-7-404 No liability for good-faith delivery pursuant to document of title

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 47 > Chapter 7 > Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations

  • 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 Tennessee Code 47-7-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Good faith: means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. See Tennessee Code 47-7-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Tennessee Code 47-7-102
  • Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See Tennessee Code 47-7-102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Tennessee Code 47-7-102