Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-304
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Bills of lading in a set
Official statutory text
Bills of Lading in a Set.
(a) Except as customary in international transportation, a
tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The
issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.
(b) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of
parts, each of which has an identification code and is expressed to
be valid only if the goods have not been delivered against any other
part, the whole of the parts constitutes one bill.
(c) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued
in a set of parts and different parts are negotiated to different
persons, the title of the holder to which the first due negotiation
is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even
if any later holder may have received the goods from the carrier in
good faith and discharged the carrier's obligation by surrendering
its part.
(d) A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a
tangible bill of lading issued in a set is liable to holders of that
part as if it were the whole set.
(e) The bailee shall deliver in accordance with Part 4 of this
article against the first presented part of a tangible bill of
lading lawfully issued in a set. Delivery in this manner discharges
the bailee's obligation on the whole bill.
(a) Except as customary in international transportation, a
tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The
issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.
(b) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of
parts, each of which has an identification code and is expressed to
be valid only if the goods have not been delivered against any other
part, the whole of the parts constitutes one bill.
(c) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued
in a set of parts and different parts are negotiated to different
persons, the title of the holder to which the first due negotiation
is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even
if any later holder may have received the goods from the carrier in
good faith and discharged the carrier's obligation by surrendering
its part.
(d) A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a
tangible bill of lading issued in a set is liable to holders of that
part as if it were the whole set.
(e) The bailee shall deliver in accordance with Part 4 of this
article against the first presented part of a tangible bill of
lading lawfully issued in a set. Delivery in this manner discharges
the bailee's obligation on the whole bill.
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