Effective: June 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly
Obligation of bailee to deliver; excuse [UCC 7-403]
(A) A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person entitled under a document of title if the person complies with divisions (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 a warehouse's lawful termination of storage;
(4) the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery pursuant to section 1302.79 of the Revised Code or by a lessor of its right to stop delivery pursuant to section 1310.72 of the Revised Code;
(5) a diversion, reconsignment, or other disposition pursuant to the provisions of section 1307.303 of the Revised Code;
(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 division (A) of section 1307.503 of the Revised Code:
(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.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 13 | Commercial Transactions
Chapter 1307 | Documents of Title
Section 1307.101 | Short Title - Ucc 7-101.
Section 1307.102 | Definitions and Index of Definitions - Ucc 7-102.
Section 1307.103 | Relation of Chapter 1307. of the Revised Code to Treaty or Statute - Ucc 7-103.
Section 1307.104 | Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title - Ucc 7-104.
Section 1307.105 | Reissuance in Alternative Medium - Ucc 7-105.
Section 1307.106 | Control of Electronic Document of Title - Ucc 7-106.
Section 1307.201 | Person That May Issue a Warehouse Receipt; Storage Under Bond - Ucc 7-201.
Section 1307.202 | Form of Warehouse Receipt; Effect of Omission - Ucc 7-202.
Section 1307.203 | Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription - Ucc 7-203.
Section 1307.204 | Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Warehouse's Liability - Ucc 7-204.
Section 1307.205 | Title Under Warehouse Receipt Defeated in Certain Cases - Ucc 7-205.
Section 1307.206 | Termination of Storage at Warehouse's Option - Ucc 7-206.
Section 1307.207 | Goods Must Be Kept Separate; Fungible Goods - Ucc 7-207.
Section 1307.208 | Altered Warehouse Receipts - Ucc 7-208.
Section 1307.209 | Lien of Warehouse - Ucc 7-209.
Section 1307.210 | Enforcement of Warehouse's Lien - Ucc 7-210.
Section 1307.302 | Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents of Title - Ucc 7-302.
Section 1307.303 | Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions - Ucc 7-303.
Section 1307.304 | Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set - Ucc 7-304.
Section 1307.305 | Destination Bills - Ucc 7-305.
Section 1307.306 | Altered Bills of Lading - Ucc 7-306.
Section 1307.307 | Lien of Carrier -Ucc 7-307.
Section 1307.308 | Enforcement of Carrier's Lien -Ucc 7-308.
Section 1307.309 | Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Carrier's Liability -Ucc 7-309.
Section 1307.401 | Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of Issuer -Ucc 7-401.
Section 1307.402 | Duplicate Document of Title; Overissue - Ucc 7-402.
Section 1307.403 | Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse - Ucc 7-403.
Section 1307.404 | No Liability for Good-Faith Delivery Pursuant to Document of Title - Ucc 7-404.
Section 1307.501 | Form of Negotiation and Requirements of Due Negotiation - Ucc 7-501.
Section 1307.502 | Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation - Ucc 7-502.
Section 1307.503 | Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases - Ucc 7-503.
Section 1307.505 | Indorser Not Guarantor for Other Parties - Ucc 7-505.
Section 1307.506 | Delivery Without Indorsement: Right to Compel Indorsement - Ucc 7-506.
Section 1307.507 | Warranties on Negotiation or Delivery of Document of Title - Ucc 7-507.
Section 1307.508 | Warranties of Collecting Bank as to Documents of Title - Ucc 7-508.
Section 1307.509 | Adequate Compliance With Commercial Contract - Ucc 7-509.
Section 1307.601 | Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Documents of Title - Ucc 7-601.
Section 1307.603 | Conflicting Claims; Interpleader - Ucc 7-603.