Michigan Compiled Laws 174-1962-7-3 Part 3 Bills Of Lading: Special Provisions (440.7301...440.7309)

• Section 440.7301 Negotiable Bill Of Lading; Issuer's Liability For Misdating, Nonreceipt, Or Misdescription; Goods Loaded By Issuer Of Bill Of Lading; Bulk; Statement Of Shipper's Weight, Load, And Count; Guarantee; Liability.
  (1) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill...
• Section 440.7302 Through Bill Of Lading Or Other Document Of Title; Variance As To Overseas Undertaking; Obligations Of Persons Other Than Issuer; Obligations Of Persons To Issuer.
  (1) The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a...
• Section 440.7303 Diversion; Reconsignment; Change Of Instructions.
  (1) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in...
• Section 440.7304 Bills Of Lading In Set Of Parts.
  (1) Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is...
• Section 440.7305 Destination And Substitute Bills.
  (1) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor,...
• Section 440.7306 Altered Bills Of Lading.
  An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor. History:...
• Section 440.7307 Carrier's Lien.
  (1) A carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or on the proceeds of those goods in its...
• Section 440.7308 Carrier's Lien; Enforcement; Procedure; Liability For Noncompliance.
  (1) A carrier's lien on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bulk or in packages, at any...
• Section 440.7309 Carrier's Duty Of Care; Contractual Provisions As To Liability.
  (1) A carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall exercise the degree of care in relation to the goods...

Last modified: October 10, 2016