§ 6A-7-303 - Diversion – Reconsignment – Change of instructions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 6A-7-303

   § 6A-7-303  Diversion – Reconsignment– Change of instructions. – (a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver thegoods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or mayotherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, oninstructions from:

   (1) The holder of a negotiable bill;

   (2) The consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if theconsignee has given contrary instructions;

   (3) The consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence ofcontrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived at thebilled destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill orin control of the electronic bill; or

   (4) The consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consigneeis entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.

   (b) Unless instructions described in subsection (a) areincluded in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is dulynegotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.