Ohio Code § 1307.502

Ohio Code § 1307.502. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1307.502.

(A) Subject to sections 1307.205 and 1307.503 of the Revised Code , a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated acquires

thereby: (1) title to the document; (2) title to the goods; (3) all rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including rights to goods

delivered to the bailee after the document was issued;  and (4) the direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods according to the

terms of the document free of any defense or claim by the issuer except those arising

under the terms of the document or under sections 1307.101 to 1307.603 of the Revised Code , but in the case of a delivery order, the bailee's obligation accrues only upon the

bailee's acceptance of the delivery order and the obligation acquired by the holder

is that the issuer and any indorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee. (B) Subject to section 1307.503 of the Revised Code , title and rights acquired by due negotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of

the goods represented by the document of title or by surrender of the goods by the

bailee and are not impaired even if: (1) The due negotiation or any prior due negotiation constituted a breach of duty; (2) Any person has been deprived of possession of a negotiable tangible document or control

of a negotiable electronic document by misrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake,

duress, loss, theft, or conversion; or (3) A previous sale or other transfer of the goods or document has been made to a third

person.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1307.502
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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