13 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 73 - Bills Of Lading: Special Provisions

• Chapter Notes
• Section 7301 - Liability For Nonreceipt Or Misdescription; "Said To Contain"; "Shipper's Weight, Load And Count"; Improper Handling
  (a) Liability.--A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill...
• Section 7302 - Through Bills Of Lading And Similar Documents Of Title
  (a) Liability of issuer.--The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part...
• Section 7303 - Diversion; Reconsignment; Change Of Instructions
  (a) Proper instruction.--Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated...
• Section 7304 - Tangible Bills Of Lading In A Set
  (a) Prohibition.--Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is...
• Section 7305 - Destination Bills
  (a) Location.--Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor,...
• Section 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.
• Section 7307 - Lien Of Carrier
  (a) Establishment.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading...
• Section 7308 - Enforcement Of Carrier's Lien
  (a) Sale.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a carrier's lien on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of...
• Section 7309 - Duty Of Care; Contractual Limitation Of Carrier's Liability
  § 7309. Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's liability. (a) Standard.--A carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall...

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