84-7-306. Altered bills of lading. An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.
History: L. 2007, ch. 90, § 22; July 1, 2008.
KANSAS COMMENT, 1996
Under this section, an issuer is liable on a bill of lading only according to its original tenor, and not for any unauthorized alterations or completions. Article 7 does not define "alteration," but the definition in 84-3-407(1) would seem to apply by analogy.
This section differs from 84-7-208, the corresponding section imposing liability on a warehouseman. Section 84-7-208 makes a warehouseman liable under some circumstances for unauthorized completion, as opposed to an alteration, whereas a carrier is not so liable. There is no apparent reason for this difference.
Revisor's Note:
Former section 84-7-306 repealed by L. 2007, ch. 90, § 78 and the number reassigned to the current text.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"The Holder of U.C.C. Section 3-407(2)(a) and the Windfall Discharge," Charles C. Lewis, 26 W.L.J. 26, 27, 69 (1986).
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