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Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-2-705: Seller's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise

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  2. Title 12A

Seller's Stoppage of Delivery in Transit or Otherwise.

(1) The seller may stop delivery of goods in the possession of

a carrier or other bailee when he discovers the buyer to be

insolvent (Section 2-702) and may stop delivery of carload,

truckload, planeload or larger shipments of express or freight when

the buyer repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery

or if for any other reason the seller has a right to withhold or

reclaim the goods.

(2) As against such buyer the seller may stop delivery until

(a) receipt of the goods by the buyer; or

(b) acknowledgement to the buyer by any bailee of the goods

except a carrier that the bailee holds the goods for the buyer; or

(c) such acknowledgment to the buyer by a carrier by reshipment

or as a warehouse; or

(d) negotiation to the buyer of any negotiable document of

title covering the goods.

(3) (a) To stop delivery the seller must so notify as to enable

the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods.

(b) After such notification the bailee must hold and deliver

the goods according to the directions of the seller but the seller

is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages.

(c) If a negotiable document of title has been issued for goods

the bailee is not obliged to obey a notification to stop until

surrender of possession or control of the document.

(d) A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is

not obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person

other than the consignor.

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