ORS 77.3010
Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

  • said to contain
  • shipper’s weight, load and count
  • improper handling

(1)

A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith or a holder to which a negotiable bill has been duly negotiated relying upon the description of the goods in the bill or upon the date shown in the bill, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating of the bill or the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that the bill indicates that the issuer does not know whether any part or all of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as in a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity or condition or the receipt or description is qualified by “contents or condition of contents of packages unknown,” “said to contain,” “shipper’s weight, load and count” or words of similar import, if that indication is true.

(2)

If goods are loaded by the issuer of a bill of lading:

(a)

The issuer shall count the packages of goods if shipped in packages and ascertain the kind and quantity if shipped in bulk; and

(b)

Words such as “shipper’s weight, load and count” or words of similar import indicating that the description was made by the shipper are ineffective except as to goods concealed in packages.

(3)

If bulk goods are loaded by a shipper that makes available to the issuer of a bill of lading adequate facilities for weighing those goods, the issuer shall ascertain the kind and quantity within a reasonable time after receiving the shipper’s request in a record to do so. In that case, “shipper’s weight” or other words of similar import are ineffective.

(4)

The issuer of a bill of lading, by including in the bill the words “shipper’s weight, load and count” or words of similar import, may indicate that the goods were loaded by the shipper, and if that statement is true, the issuer is not liable for damages caused by the improper loading. However, omission of such words does not imply liability for damages caused by improper loading.

(5)

A shipper guarantees to an issuer the accuracy at the time of shipment of the description, marks, labels, number, kind, quantity, condition and weight, as furnished by the shipper. The shipper shall indemnify the issuer against damage caused by inaccuracies in those particulars. This right of indemnity does not limit the issuer’s responsibility or liability under the contract of carriage to any person other than the shipper. [1961 c.726 §77.3010 (Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription); 2009 c.181 §65]

Source: Section 77.3010 — Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; said to contain; shipper’s weight, load and count; improper handling, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors077.­html.

77.1010
Short title
77.1020
Definitions and index of definitions
77.1030
Relation of chapter to treaty or statute
77.1040
Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title
77.1050
Reissuance in alternative medium
77.1060
Control of electronic document of title
77.2010
Person that may issue a warehouse receipt
77.2020
Form of warehouse receipt
77.2030
Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
77.2040
Duty of care
77.2050
Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases
77.2060
Termination of storage at warehouse’s option
77.2070
Goods must be kept separate
77.2080
Altered warehouse receipts
77.2090
Lien of warehouse
77.2100
Enforcement of warehouse’s lien
77.3010
Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
77.3020
Through bills of lading and similar documents of title
77.3030
Diversion
77.3040
Bills of lading in a set
77.3050
Destination bills
77.3060
Altered bills of lading
77.3070
Lien of carrier
77.3080
Enforcement of carrier’s lien
77.3090
Duty of care
77.4010
Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer
77.4020
Duplicate document of title
77.4030
Obligation of bailee to deliver
77.4040
No liability for good faith delivery pursuant to document of title
77.5010
Form of negotiation and requirements of due negotiation
77.5020
Rights acquired by due negotiation
77.5030
Document of title to goods defeated in certain cases
77.5040
Rights acquired in the absence of due negotiation
77.5050
Indorser not a guarantor for other parties
77.5060
Delivery without indorsement
77.5070
Warranties on negotiation or delivery of document of title
77.5080
Warranties of collecting bank as to documents
77.5090
Adequate compliance with commercial contract
77.6010
Lost, stolen or destroyed documents of title
77.6020
Judicial process against goods covered by negotiable document of title
77.6030
Conflicting claims
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