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BILLS OF LADING ACT 1855 - SECT 1 

Consignees, and endorsees of bills of lading empowered to sue.

1. Every consignee of goods named in a bill of lading, and every endorsee of a
bill of lading, to whom the property in the goods therein mentioned shall pass
upon or by reason of such consignment or endorsement, shall have transferred
to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same
liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill
of lading had been made with himself.

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