California Court of Appeal

BII FIN. CO. LTD. v. U-STATES FORWARDING SERVS. CORP., B145204

A bill of lading that is consigned "To Order," without designating a named person, is treated as a negotiable document under California Uniform Commercial Code section 7104(3), and the shipper is liable for delivering the goods under those bills at the instruction of a party, who is not a holder, to another party who also is not a holder.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2002
• Published 01/10/2002

Judges

• MOSK, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Lim, Ruger & Kim and Bryan King Sheldon, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Robert S. Kostrenich, Los Alamitos, for Defendant and Appellant.