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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 219; in 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1510557,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378289,"identifier":"8.7-404","token":"8.7\/4\/8.7-404","url":"\/8.7-404\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-404\/","token":"8.7\/4\/8.7-404","dublin_core":{"Title":"No liability for good faith delivery pursuant to receipt or bill","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A bailee who in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise disposed of them according to the terms of the document or pursuant to this title is not liable therefor. This rule applies even though (a) the person from whom he received the goods had no authority to procure the document or to dispose of the goods or (b) the person to whom he delivered the goods had no authority to receive them.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO LIABILITY FOR GOOD FAITH DELIVERY PURSUANT TO RECEIPT OR BILL (\u00a7 8.7-404)\n\nA bailee who in good faith has received goods and delivered or otherwise\ndisposed of them according to the terms of the document or pursuant to this\ntitle is not liable therefor. This rule applies even though (a) the person from\nwhom he received the goods had no authority to procure the document or to\ndispose of the goods or (b) the person to whom he delivered the goods had no\nauthority to receive them.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-13; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}