P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 1791
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Should the consignee not be at the domicile indicated in the bill of lading, or should refuse to pay the transportation charges and expenses, or to receive the goods, the deposit of said goods shall be ordered by the district judge, where there is no judge of first instance, to be placed at the disposal of the shipper or sender, without prejudice to a third person having a better right, this deposit having all the effects of a delivery.
History —Commerce Code, 1932, § 287.