California · Commercial Code
COM §7601: (a) If a document of title is lost, stolen, or destroyed, a court may order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with th
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A court may order delivery of goods or issuance of a substitute document when a title document is lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the bailee may comply without liability.
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