Maritime Act Article 59
If, in cases where there are two or more holders of the bills of lading, the carrier or shipmaster has not yet delivered the cargo, the holder of the part which was forwarded or delivered earliest may exercise his right in preference to the others.
中文原文 海商法第59條
載貨證券之持有人有二人以上，而運送人或船長尚未交付貨物者，其持有先受發送或交付之證券者，得先於他持有人行使其權利。