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LAWS OF MARYLAND

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which the warehouseman is owner, either solely or jointly
or in common with others, the fact of such ownership; and

(i) A statement of the amount of advances
made and of liabilities incurred for which the
warehouseman claims a lien or security interest (§
7—209). If the precise amount of such advances made or
of such liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue
of the receipt, unknown to the warehouseman or to his
agent who issues it, a statement of the fact that
advances have been made or liabilities incurred and the
purpose thereof is sufficient.

(3) A warehouseman may insert in his receipt any
other terms which are not contrary to the provisions of
TITLES 1 THROUGH 10 OF this article and do not impair his
obligation of delivery (§ 7-403) or his duty of care (§
7—204). Any contrary provisions shall be ineffective.

7—203. Liability for non—receipt or misdescription.

A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a
document of title other than a bill of lading relying in
either case upon the description therein of the goods,
may recover from the issuer damages caused by the
non—receipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the
extent that the document conspicuously indicates that the
issuer does not know whether any part or all of the goods
in fact were received or conform to the description, as
where the description is in terms of marks or labels or
kind, quantity or condition, or the receipt or
description is qualified by "contents, condition and
quality unknown," "said to contain" or the like, if such
indication be true, or the party or purchaser otherwise
has notice.

7—204. Duty of care; contractual limitation of
warehouseman's liability.

(1)   A warehouseman is liable for damages for loss
of or injury to the goods caused by his failure to
exercise such care in regard to them as a reasonably
careful man would exercise under like circumstances but
unless otherwise agreed he is not liable for damages
which could not have been avoided by the exercise of such
care,

(2)    Damages may be limited by a term in the
warehouse receipt or storage agreement limiting the
amount of liability in case of loss or damage, and
setting forth a specific liability per article or item,
or value per unit of weight beyond which the warehouseman
shall not be liable; provided, however, that such
liability may on written request of the bailor at the