Altered bills of lading

84-7-306. Altered bills of lading. An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor. History: L. 2007, ch. 90, § 22; July 1, 2008. KANSAS COMMENT, 1996 Under this section, an issuer is liable on a bill of lading only according to its original tenor, and not for any unauthorized alterations or completions. Article 7 does not define "alteration," but the definition in 84-3-407(1) would seem to apply by analogy. This section differs from 84-7-208, the corresponding section imposing liability on a warehouseman. Section 84-7-208 makes a warehouseman liable under some circumstances for unauthorized completion, as opposed to an alteration, whereas a carrier is not so liable. There is no apparent reason for this difference. Revisor's Note: Former section 84-7-306 repealed by L. 2007, ch. 90, § 78 and the number reassigned to the current text. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "The Holder of U.C.C. Section 3-407(2)(a) and the Windfall Discharge," Charles C. Lewis, 26 W.L.J. 26, 27, 69 (1986).