Oklahoma Code § 12A-7-504

of diversion - Stoppage of delivery.
Rights Acquired in Absence of Due Negotiation; Effect of
Diversion; Stoppage of Delivery.
(a)  A transferee of a document of title, whether negotiable or
nonnegotiable, to which the document has been delivered but not duly
negotiated, acquires the title and rights that its transferor had or
had actual authority to convey.
(b)  In the case of a nonnegotiable document of title, until but
not after the bailee receives notification of the transfer, the
rights of the transferee may be defeated:
(1)  by those creditors of the transferor who could treat the
sale as void under Section 2-402 or 2A-308 of this title;
(2)  by a buyer from the transferor in ordinary course of
business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the buyer or
received notification of buyer’s rights;
(3)  by a lessee from the transferor in ordinary course of
business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the lessee or
received notification of the lessee’s rights; or
(4)  as against the bailee, by good faith dealings of the bailee
with the transferor.
(c)  A diversion or other change of shipping instructions by the
consignor in a nonnegotiable bill of lading which causes the bailee
not to deliver to the consignee defeats the consignee's title to the
goods if the goods have been delivered to a buyer in ordinary course
of business or a lessee in ordinary course of business and, in any
event, defeats the consignee's rights against the bailee.
(d)  Delivery pursuant to a nonnegotiable document of title may
be stopped by a seller under Section 2-705 of this title or a lessor
under Section 2A-526 of this title, subject to the requirement of
due notification in those sections.  A bailee that honors the

seller's or lessor’s instructions is entitled to be indemnified by
the seller or lessor against any resulting loss or expense.

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