Except as otherwise permitted or required under the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 36, a person taking cotton on storage as a warehouseman, for hire or not, is prohibited from using any of such cotton or allowing anyone else to use or consume any of such cotton in manufacture or otherwise without the written consent of the owner. Any such person violating the provisions of this section shall answer to the owner thereof suing therefor in punitive damages not to exceed five thousand dollars and shall also answer for any special or other damages which any such owner may suffer by such unlawful conduct.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 69-5; 1952 Code Section 69-5; 1942 Code Sections 7187, 7188; 1932 Code Sections 7189, 7190; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3911, 3912; 1919 (31) 293.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 19 - Warehouses And Warehousemen Generally
Section 39-19-10. Persons and corporations who must become public warehousemen.
Section 39-19-20. Warehousemen must give bond.
Section 39-19-30. Actions against warehouseman.
Section 39-19-40. Warehouseman must insure property on request.
Section 39-19-50. Damages for use of cotton on storage without consent of owners.
Section 39-19-70. Warehouseman shall keep transactions; inspection.
Section 39-19-210. "Warehouseman" defined.
Section 39-19-220. Maximum rates for handling and selling leaf tobacco; statement of charges.
Section 39-19-230. Warehousemen must keep record of amount of tobacco sold.
Section 39-19-290. Civil penalty for violating maximum rates provision; action to recover penalty.
Section 39-19-410. Declaration of purpose.
Section 39-19-420. "Warehouseman" defined.
Section 39-19-440. Delivery records must be kept by warehouseman or cooperative.
Section 39-19-450. Information ticket or card must be placed on tobacco.
Section 39-19-460. Tickets or cards and tobacco must be open to inspection.
Section 39-19-470. Retention of tickets or cards after sale.
Section 39-19-480. Failure to give true name is a misdemeanor.
Section 39-19-490. Offenses by warehousemen or cooperatives.
Section 39-19-500. Sale of tobacco in name other than that of true owner.