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North Carolina · Through S.L. 2026-30

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-7-404: No liability for good-faith delivery pursuant to document of title.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 25. Uniform Commercial Code.
  2. Article 7. Documents of Title.
  3. Part 4. Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations.

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 whom the bailee received the goods did not have authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods; or

(2) The person to whom the bailee delivered the goods did not have authority to receive the goods. (1917, c. 37, s. 10; 1919, c. 65, s. 10; C.S., ss. 292, 4050; 1965, c. 700, s. 1; 2006-112, s. 25.)

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