Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-403: Obligation of bailee to deliver - Excuse

Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse.

(a) A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person entitled under

a document of title if the person complies with subsections (b) and

(c) of this section, unless and to the extent that the bailee

establishes any of the following:

(1) delivery of the goods to a person whose receipt was

rightful as against the claimant;

(2) damage to or delay, loss, or destruction of the goods for

which the bailee is not liable;

(3) previous sale or other disposition of the goods in lawful

enforcement of a lien or on warehouse’s lawful termination of

storage;

(4) the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery

pursuant to Section 2-705 of this title or by a lessor of its right

to stop delivery pursuant to Section 2A-526 of this title;

(5) a diversion, reconsignment or other disposition pursuant to

Section 7-303 of this title;

(6) release, satisfaction or any other personal defense against

the claimant; or

(7) any other lawful excuse.

(b) A person claiming goods covered by a document of title

shall satisfy the bailee's lien if the bailee so requests or if the

bailee is prohibited by law from delivering the goods until the

charges are paid.

(c) Unless the person claiming the goods is a person against

which the document of title does not confer a right under subsection

(a) of Section 7-503 of this title:

(1) the person claiming under a document shall surrender

possession or control of any outstanding negotiable document

covering the goods for cancellation or indication of partial

deliveries; and

(2) the bailee shall cancel the document or conspicuously

indicate in the document the partial delivery or the bailee is

liable to any person to which the document is duly negotiated.