Carrier
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
One who undertakes to transport goods from one place to another.
2 Pars. Contr. (Sth ed.) »163.
They ai'e either common or private. Private carriers incur the responsibility of the exercise of ordinary diligence only, like other bailees for hire; Story, Bailm. { 495: Satterlee v. Groat, 1 Wend. (N. Y.) 272; v. Jackson, 2 N. C. 14; Robertson & Co. v. Kennedy, 2 Dana (Ky.) 430,26 Am. Dec. 4GG; 2 C. B. 877. Special carriers of goods are not insurers and are only liable for injuries caused by negligence; Allis v. Voigt, 90 Mich. 125, 51 N. W. 190.
A carrier's liability at- Railway Co. v. Neel, 56 Ark. 279, 19 S. W. 963.
See Common Carriers.
See Common Carriers.