Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases

Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-205
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A buyer in the ordinary course of business of fungible goods sold and delivered by a warehouseman who is also in the business of buying and selling such goods takes the goods free of any claim under a warehouse receipt even though the receipt is negotiable and has been duly negotiated. 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.7-205/Fetched: 10/17/2026

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