Printable Format34-263. Liability for care of grain. Except as herein provided, a warehouseman shall be liable for any loss or injury to the grain caused by his failure to exercise such care in regard to it as a reasonably careful owner of similar grain would exercise.
History: L. 1931, ch. 194, ยง 41; July 1.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Certain acts and omissions of warehouseman held lack of reasonable care. St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. United States, 201 F.2d 57, 58.
2. Warehouseman not insurer but may increase liability by contract; nondelivery of goods. Farmers Grain, Etc., Ass'n v. Commodity Credit Corp., 145 F. Supp. 788, 789, 798.