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Act No. 2137 Section 49

Act No. 2137 Section 49

Negotiation defeats vendor's lien.

Section 49

SEC. 49. Negotiation defeats vendor's lien.—Where a negotiable receipt has been issued for goods, no sellers lien or right of stoppage in transitu shall defeat the rights of any purchaser for value in good faith to whom such receipt has been negotiated, whether such negotiation be prior or subsequent to the notification to the warehouseman who issued such receipt of the seller's claim to a lien or right of stoppage in transitu. Nor shall the warehouseman be obliged to deliver or justified in delivering the goods to an unpaid seller unless the receipt is first surrendered for cancellation.

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CitationAct No. 2137 Section 49 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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