2001 Minnesota Statutes

     336.7-209 Lien of warehouse operator.  

    (1) A warehouse operator has a lien against the bailor on 
 the goods covered by a warehouse receipt or on the proceeds 
 thereof in the warehouse operator's possession for charges for 
 storage or transportation (including demurrage and terminal 
 charges), insurance, labor, or charges present or future in 
 relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for 
 preservation of the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale 
 pursuant to law.  If the person on whose account the goods are 
 held is liable for like charges or expenses in relation to other 
 goods whenever deposited and it is stated in the receipt that a 
 lien is claimed for charges and expenses in relation to other 
 goods, the warehouse operator also has a lien against the person 
 for such charges and expenses whether or not the other goods 
 have been delivered by the warehouse operator.  But against a 
 person to whom a negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated 
 a warehouse operator's lien is limited to charges in an amount 
 or at a rate specified on the receipt or if no charges are so 
 specified then to a reasonable charge for storage of the goods 
 covered by the receipt subsequent to the date of the receipt.  

    (2) The warehouse operator may also reserve a security 
 interest against the bailor for a maximum amount specified on 
 the receipt for charges other than those specified in subsection 
 (1), such as for money advanced and interest.  Such a security 
 interest is governed by the article on secured transactions 
 (article 9).  

    (3) (a) A warehouse operator's lien for charges and 
 expenses under subsection (1) or a security interest under 
 subsection (2) is also effective against any person who so 
 entrusted the bailor with possession of the goods that a pledge 
 of them by the bailor to a good faith purchaser for value would 
 have been valid but is not effective against a person as to whom 
 the document confers no right in the goods covered by it under 
 section 336.7-503.  

    (b) A warehouse operator's lien on household goods for 
 charges and expenses in relation to the goods under subsection 
 (1) is also effective against all persons if the depositor was 
 the legal possessor of the goods at the time of deposit.  
 "Household goods" means furniture, furnishings and personal 
 effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.  

    (4) A warehouse operator loses a lien on any goods which 
 the warehouse operator voluntarily delivers or unjustifiably 
 refuses to deliver.  

    HIST: 1965 c 811 s 336.7-209; 1969 c 621 s 4; 1986 c 444