Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 35.32. Warehouseman Wrongfully Delivering Goods
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§ 35.32. WAREHOUSEMAN WRONGFULLY DELIVERING GOODS. (a) A
warehouseman, his officer, agent, or employee, may not knowingly
deliver goods described in a negotiable warehouse receipt and
stored with him unless the receipt is surrendered to him at or
before the time he delivers the goods.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the
goods are
(1) delivered pursuant to court order on proof that
the negotiable warehouse receipt describing them was lost or
destroyed;
(2) lawfully sold to satisfy a warehouseman's lien; or
(3) disposed of because of their perishable or
hazardous nature.
(c) A warehouseman, his officer, agent, or employee, who
violates Subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment in the county
jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000
or by both.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, § 1.
Section: 35.20 35.21 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.39 35.395 35.40 35.41 35.42 35.44
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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