6 chapters · 41 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-201 Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond
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(1) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouseman. (2) Where goods including distilled spirits and agricultural commodities are stored under a statute requiring a bond against withdrawal or a license for the issuance of receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, a rece…
Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-202 Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms
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(1) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form. (2) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the following, the warehouseman is liable for damages caused by the omission to a person injured thereby: (a) the location of the warehouse where the goods are stored; …
Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
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A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a document other than a bill of lading relying in either case upon the description therein of the goods may recover from the issuer damages caused by the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that the do…
Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-204 Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouseman's liability
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(1) A warehouseman is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods caused by his failure to exercise such care in regard to them as a reasonably careful man would exercise under like circumstances but unless otherwise agreed he is not liable for damages that could not ha…