# S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-203

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-203
- **Heading:** Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 57A / Chapter 7 / Section 57A-7-203

## Text

A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a document of title, other than a bill of lading, that relies upon the description of the goods in the document may recover from the issuer damages caused by the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that:

(1) The document conspicuously indicates that the issuer does not know whether all or part of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition, or the receipt or description is qualified by "contents, condition, and quality unknown", "said to contain", or words of similar import, if the indication is true; or

(2) The party or purchaser otherwise has notice of the nonreceipt or misdescription.

Source: SL 2009, ch 254, § 7-203.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-101.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-102 Definitions and index of definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-102.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-103 Relation of chapter to treaty or statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-103.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-104.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-105 Reissuance in alternative medium](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-105.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-106 Control of electronic document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-106.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt--Storage under bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-201.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-202 Form of warehouse receipt--Effect of omission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-202.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-203.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-204 Duty of care--Contractual limitation of warehouse's liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-204.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-205.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-206 Termination of storage at warehouse's option](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-206.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-207 Goods to be kept separate--Fungible goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-207.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-7-208 Altered warehouse receipts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T57A_C7_S57A-7-208.md)

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