Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 7-401 (2026)

Irregularities In Issue Of Receipt Or Bill Or Conduct Of Issuer

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Section 7–401. The obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:

(1) the document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule or regulation regarding its issuance, form or content;

(2) the issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;

(3) the goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or

(4) the person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.