If a person negotiates or delivers a document of title for value, otherwise than as a mere intermediary under RCW 62A.7-508, unless otherwise agreed, the transferor, in addition to any warranty made in selling or leasing the goods, warrants to its immediate purchaser only that:

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Terms Used In Washington Code 62A.7-507

  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(1) The document is genuine;
(2) The transferor does not have knowledge of any fact that would impair the document’s validity or worth; and
(3) The negotiation or delivery is rightful and fully effective with respect to the title to the document and the goods it represents.
[ 2012 c 214 § 607; 1965 ex.s. c 157 § 7-507. Cf. former RCW sections: (i) RCW 22.04.450; 1913 c 99 § 44; RRS § 3630. (ii) RCW 63.04.370; 1925 ex.s. c 142 § 36; RRS § 5836-36. (iii) RCW 81.32.351; 1961 c 14 § 81.32.351; prior: 1915 c 159 § 35; RRS § 3681; formerly RCW 81.32.440.]

NOTES:

ApplicationSavings2012 c 214: See notes following RCW 62A.1-101.