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§12A-7-204.
§12A-7-204.
(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 which could not
have been avoided by the exercise of such care.
(2) Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or
storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or
damage, and setting forth a specific liability per article or item, or
value per unit of weight, beyond which the warehouseman shall not be
liable; provided, however, that such liability may on written request
of the bailor at the time of signing such storage agreement or within
a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt be increased
on part or all of the goods thereunder, in which event increased rates
may be charged based on such increased valuation, but that no such
increase shall be permitted contrary to a lawful limitation of
liability contained in the warehouseman's tariff, if any. No such
limitation is effective with respect to the warehouseman's liability
for conversion to his own use.
(3) Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting
claims and instituting actions based on the bailment may be included
in the warehouse receipt or tariff.
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