Joseph v. P. Viane, Inc.

The decision here depends upon the answer to the question, was the paper (which was the only paper) delivered by the defendant warehouseman, upon the storage of goods, a negotiable warehouseman’s receipt under the Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (Gen. Business Law, §§ 90-143)? The paper failed to comply with the requirements of section 91 in the following respects: It was not numbered. It contained no reference to the matters specified in subdivisions c, d, e, h and i of section 91. There was nothing upon the face of the paper to indicate whether it was intended to be negotiable or…