- (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
- (1) “Bill of lading” means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods.
- (2) “Bill of lading” includes an airbill; that is, a document serving for air transportation as a bill of lading does for marine or rail transportation, and includes an air consignment note or air waybill.
- (c) “Conspicuous” has the meaning stated in § 1-201(10) of this article.
- (d) “Goods” means all things which are treated as moveable for the purposes of a contract of storage or transportation.
- (e) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
- (f) “Warehouse receipt” means a receipt issued by a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.
- (g) “Warehouseman” means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.
Added by Acts 1975, c. 49, § 3, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 611, § 2, eff. June 1, 2010.