PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1349 § 80107. Warranties and liability (a) GENERAL RULE. —Unless a contrary intention appears, a person negotiating or transferring a bill of lading for value warrants that— (1) the bill is genuine; (2) the person has the right to transfer the bill and the title to the goods described in the bill; (3) the person does not know of a fact that would affect the validity or worth of the bill; and (4) the goods are merchantable or fit for a particular purpose when merchantability or fitness would have been implied if the agreement of the parties had been to transfer the goods without a bill of lading. (b) SECURITY FOR DEBT.— ^A person holding a bill of lading as security for a debt and in good faith demanding or receiving payment of the debt from another person does not warrant by the demand or receipt— (1) the genuineness of the bill; or (2) the quantity or quality of the goods described in the bill. (c) DUPLICATES.— A common carrier issuing a bill of lading, on the face of which is the word "duplicate" or another word indicating that the bill is not an original bill, is liable the same as a person that represents and warrants that the bill is an accurate copy of an original bill properly issued. The carrier is not otherwise liable under the bill. (d) INDORSER LIABILITY.— Indorsement of a bill of lading does not make the indorser liable for failure of the common carrier or a previous indorser to fulfill its obligations. § 80108. Alterations and additions An alteration or addition to a bill of lading after its issuance by a common carrier, without authorization from the carrier in writing or noted on the bill, is void. However, the original terms of the bill are enforceable, § 80109. Liens under negotiable bills A common carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading has a lien on the goods covered by the bill for— (1) charges for storage, transportation, and delivery (including demurrage and terminal charges), and expenses necessary to preserve the goods or incidental to transporting the goods after the date of the bill; and (2) other charges for which the bill expressly specifies a lien is claimed to the extent the charges are allowed by law and the agreement between the consignor and carrier. §80110. Duty to deliver goods (a) GENERAL RULES. — Except to the extent a common carrier establishes an excuse provided by law, the carrier must deliver goods covered by a bill of lading on demand of the consignee named in a nonnegotiable bill or the holder of a negotiable bill for the goods when the consignee or holder— (1) offers in good faith to satisfy the lien of the carrier on the goods; (2) has possession of the bill and, if a negotiable bill, offers to indorse and give the bill to the carrier; and
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