{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-355.7-304","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 355.7-304","heading":"Tangible bills of lading in a set.","body":"(1) Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not\nbe issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of\nthis subsection.\n(2) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of par ts, each of which contains\nan identification code and is expressed to be valid only if the goods have not been\ndelivered against any other part, the whole of the parts constitutes one (1) bill.\n(3) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts and different\nparts are negotiated to different persons, the title of the holder to which the first due\nnegotiation is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even if\nany later holder may have received the goods from  the carrier in good faith and\ndischarged the carrier's obligation by surrendering its part.\n(4) A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a tangible bill of lading issued\nin a set is liable to holders of that part as if it were the whole set.\n(5) The bailee is obliged to deliver in accordance with Part 4 of this article against the\nfirst presented part of a tangible bill of lading lawfully issued in a set. Delivery in\nthis manner discharges the bailee's obligation on the whole bill.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40621","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:46Z","sha256":"650b9e7c1f039259212ae1dd599c160724e147d673df9f9b9843d260d2c20c43","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-355.7-303","next":"us-ky/krs-355.7-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}