Title 11, Chapter 2A, Section 526
( 11-2A-526)
Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise. (1) A lessor may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a
carrier or other bailee if the lessor discovers the lessee to be
insolvent and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload, or
larger shipments of express or freight if the lessee repudiates or
fails to make a payment due before delivery, whether for rent,
security or otherwise under the lease contract, or for any other
reason the lessor has a right to withhold or take possession of the
goods. (2) In pursuing its remedies under subsection (1), the lessor may
stop delivery until (a) Receipt of the goods by the lessee; (b) Acknowledgment to the lessee by any bailee of the goods,
except a carrier, that the bailee holds the goods for the lessee;
or (c) Such an acknowledgment to the lessee by a carrier via
reshipment or as warehouseman. (3)(a) To stop delivery, a lessor shall so notify as to enable the
bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods. (b) After notification, the bailee shall hold and deliver the
goods according to the directions of the lessor, but the lessor is
liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages. (c) A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not
obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person
other than the consignor. |