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Warehouse Receipt

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A receipt by a order to obtali. the propefrty. By custom of trade it has come to be virtually negoti~ able in many instances. Grain, provisions, and many other staple commodities are largely transferred by delivery or indorsement of warehouse receipts.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A written contract between the owner of goods and a warehouseman whereby the latter is to store the goods and the former is to pay for the service. See 29 Wis. 482, 9 Am. Rep. 603.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A receipt given by a warehouseman for goods received by him on storage in his warehouse. Merchants' Warehouse Co. v. McClain (C. C.) 112 Fed. 789; Collins v. Kalli, 20 Hun (N. Y.) 255; Hale v. Milwaukee Dock Co.., 29 Wis. 485, 9 Am. Rep. 603 ; Miller v. Browarsky, 130 Pa. 372, 18 Atl. 643.

Defined under Warehouse in Black's Law Dictionary.