Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 46 > Article 7 > Part 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations

• Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See West Virginia Code 46-7-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See West Virginia Code 46-7-102
• Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See West Virginia Code 46-7-102
• Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See West Virginia Code 46-7-102
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Secretary: means the administrative head of one of the departments created in section two of this article. See West Virginia Code 5F-1-4
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See West Virginia Code 46-7-102