Mississippi § 75-2A-526 - Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-2A-526 — Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-2A-526. Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
A lessor may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a carrier or other bailee if the lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload, or larger shipments of express or freight if the lessee repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery, whether for rent, security or otherwise under the lease contract, or for any other reason the lessor has a right to withhold or take possession of the goods. In pursuing its remedies under subsection (1), the lessor may stop delivery until Receipt of the goods by the lessee; Acknowledgment to the lessee by any bailee of the goods, except a carrier, that the bailee hold the goods for the lessee; or Such an acknowledgement to the lessee by a carrier via reshipment or as a warehouse. To stop delivery, a lessor shall so notify as to enable the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods. After notification, the bailee shall hold and deliver the goods according to the directions of the lessor, but the lessor is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages. A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-2A-526 cover?
Section 75-2A-526 ("Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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