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A public warehouseman can be legally described as a bailee-for-hire. The responsibilities of a bailee-for-hire have been described in common law for centuries. Yet the contractual responsibility of a public warehouseman is frequently misunderstood.1 Since the user wants maximum protection from loss, the operator must be sure that his or her liability insurance is not compromised.
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The author is indebted to Richard R. Murphey, Attorney, Murphey, Young & Smith, for help in preparation of this chapter. William H. Towle, General Counsel for A.W.A., reviewed and revised the chapter in 1988.
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Ackerman, K.B. (1990). Contracts and Liability. In: Practical Handbook of Warehousing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1194-3_24
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