§ 80112. — Liability under negotiable bills issued in parts, sets, or duplicates.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC80112]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 801--BILLS OF LADING
Sec. 80112. Liability under negotiable bills issued in parts,
sets, or duplicates
(a) Parts and Sets.--A negotiable bill of lading issued in a State
for the transportation of goods to a place in the 48 contiguous States
or the District of Columbia may not be issued in parts or sets. A common
carrier issuing a bill in violation of this subsection is liable for
damages for failure to deliver the goods to a purchaser of one part for
value in good faith even though the purchase occurred after the carrier
delivered the goods to a holder of one of the other parts.
(b) Duplicates.--When at least 2 negotiable bills of lading are
issued in a State for the same goods to be transported to a place in the
48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia, the word ``duplicate''
or another word indicating that the bill is not an original must be put
plainly on the face of each bill except the original. A common carrier
violating this subsection is liable for damages caused by the violation
to a purchaser of the bill for value in good faith as an original bill
even though the purchase occurred after the carrier delivered the goods
to the holder of the original bill.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1351.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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80112(a).............................. 49 App.:84. Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, Secs. 4, 5, 39
Stat. 539.
80112(b).............................. 49 App.:85.
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In this section, the words ``48 contiguous States or the District of
Columbia'' are substituted for ``United States on the Continent of North
America, except Alaska and Panama'' and the text of 49 App.:84 (proviso)
and 85 (proviso) for clarity.
In subsection (a), the words ``If so issued'' and ``described
therein'' are omitted as surplus. The word ``occurred'' is added for
clarity.
