Texas Business and Commerce Code 252.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 252.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Agent” includes an officer, employee, or receiver.
(2) “Bill of lading” means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods. The term includes an air consignment note, air waybill, or other document for air transportation comparable to a bill of lading for marine or rail transportation.
(3) “Goods” means all things treated as movable for purposes of a contract of storage or transportation.