Sec. 40-51. Issue of receipt for goods not received. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 40-51. Issue of receipt for goods not received. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall, for each offense, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 6535.)

      "Field storage warehousing" valid under New York law. 90 C. 415.