§ 7-303. 7-303
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(a)Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:
(1)the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2)the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill even if the consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3)the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor , if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or
(4)the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods .
(b)Unless instructions described in subsection
(a)are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.