# 9A V.S.A. § 203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

> Vermont · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S203

## Section

- **Citation:** 9A V.S.A. § 203
- **Heading:** Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 9A / Chapter 7 / Section 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.

## Nearby sections

- [9A V.S.A. § 101 §§ 7-101. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S101.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 102 §§ 7-102. Definitions and index of definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S102.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 103 §§ 7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S103.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 104 §§ 7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S104.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 105 §§ 7-105. Reissuance in alternative medium](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S105.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 106 §§ 7-106. Control of electronic document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S106.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 201 §§ 7-201. Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S201.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 202 §§ 7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S202.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 203 §§ 7-203. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S203.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 204 §§ 7-204. Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S204.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 205 §§ 7-205. Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S205.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 206 §§ 7-206. Termination of storage at warehouse's option](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S206.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 207 §§ 7-207. Goods shall be kept separate; fungible goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S207.md)
- [9A V.S.A. § 208 §§ 7-208. Altered warehouse receipts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T9A_C7_S208.md)

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