# K.S.A. § 84-7-204: 84-7-204 - Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability

> Kansas · Statutes · Repealed

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-204

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 84-7-204
- **Heading:** 84-7-204 - Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 7 / Section 84-7-204

## Text

84-7-204. Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability. (a) A warehouse is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods caused by its failure to exercise care with regard to the goods that a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar circumstances. Unless otherwise agreed, the warehouse is not liable for damages that could not have been avoided by the exercise of that care.

(b) Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or damage beyond which the warehouse is not liable. Such a limitation is not effective with respect to the warehouse's liability for conversion to its own use. On request of the bailor in a record at the time of signing the storage agreement or within a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt, the warehouse's liability may be increased on part or all of the goods covered by the storage agreement or the warehouse receipt. In this event, increased rates may be charged based on an increased valuation of the goods.

(c) Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and commencing actions based on the bailment may be included in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement.

(d) This section does not modify or repeal any part of chapter 82 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, not specifically repealed by this act.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 84-7-101 84-7-101 - Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-101.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-102 84-7-102 - Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-102.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-103 84-7-103 - Relation of article to treaty or statute.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-103.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-104 84-7-104 - Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-104.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-105 84-7-105 - Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-105.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-106 84-7-106 - Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-106.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-201 84-7-201 - Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-201.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-202 84-7-202 - Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-202.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-203 84-7-203 - Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-203.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-204 84-7-204 - Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-204.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-205 84-7-205 - Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-205.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-206 84-7-206 - Termination of storage at warehouse's option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-206.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-207 84-7-207 - Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-207.md)
- [K.S.A. § 84-7-208 84-7-208 - Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C84_A7_S84-7-208.md)

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