(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 passes under the contract in pursuance of which the endorsement was made, shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of the goods as if the contract expressed in the bill of lading had been made with himself.

(2) Nothing in this section shall prejudice or affect any right of stoppage in transit or any right to claim freight against the original shipper or owner, or any liability of the consignee or endorsee by reason or in consequence of his being a consignee or endorsee, or of his receipt of the goods by reason or in consequence of the consignment or endorsement.