Michigan § 440.7602 - Judicial process; surrender of document of title; purchaser for value.
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§ 440.7602. Judicial process; surrender of document of title; purchaser for value.
Unless a document of title was originally issued upon delivery of the goods by a person that did not have power to dispose of them, a lien does not attach by virtue of any judicial process to goods in the possession of a bailee for which a negotiable document of title is outstanding unless possession or control of the document is first surrendered to the bailee or the document's negotiation is enjoined. The bailee may not be compelled to deliver the goods pursuant to process until possession or control of the document is surrendered to the bailee or to the court. A purchaser of the document for value without notice of the process or injunction takes free of the lien imposed by judicial process.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 440.7602 cover?
Section 440.7602 ("Judicial process; surrender of document of title; purchaser for value.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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