carrier
Defined in 11 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
Definitions from Case Law
From 359 U.S. 297 - Robert Herd Company v. Krawill Machinery Corporation · 1959Most cited · 655 citing opinions
The Act defines the term 'carrier' to include 'the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with the shipper.
United States Code
5 U.S.C. § 8901 — in this section (2 versions over time)
“carrier” means a voluntary association, corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental organization which is lawfully engaged in providing, paying for, or reimbursing the cost of, health services under group insurance policies or contracts, medical or hospital service agreements, membership or subscription contracts, or similar group arrangements, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier, including a health benefits plan duly sponsored or underwritten by an employee organization and an association of organizations or other entities described in this paragraph sponsoring a health benefits plan;
7 U.S.C. § 2132 — in this chapter (2 versions over time)
The term “carrier” means the operator of any airline, railroad, motor carrier, shipping line, or other enterprise, which is engaged in the business of transporting any animals for hire.
26 U.S.C. § 3231 — for purposes of this chapter (2 versions over time)
For purposes of this chapter, the term “carrier” means a rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49.
33 U.S.C. § 902 — in this chapter
The term “carrier” means any person or fund authorized under section 932 of this title to insure under this chapter and includes self-insurers.
39 U.S.C. § 5201 — for purposes of this chapter
“carrier” and “regulated surface carrier” mean a railroad, a freight forwarder, or a motor carrier;
45 U.S.C. § 151 — in this chapter (4 versions over time)
First. The term “carrier” includes any railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board, any express company that would have been subject to subtitle IV of title 49, as of December 31, 1995,,1 and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by or under common control with any carrier by railroad and which operates any equipment or facilities or performs any service (other than trucking service) in connection with the transportation, receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the business of any such “carrier”: Provided, however, That the term “carrier” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Surface Transportation Board is authorized and directed upon request of the Mediation Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “carrier” shall not include any company by reason of its being engaged in the mining of coal, the supplying of coal to a carrier where delivery is not beyond the mine tipple, and the operation of equipment or facilities therefor, or in any of such activities.
45 U.S.C. § 351 — for the purposes of this chapter (2 versions over time)
The term “carrier” means a railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board under part A of subtitle IV of title 49.
46 U.S.C. § 30701 — in this chapter
In this chapter, the term “carrier” means the owner, manager, charterer, agent, or master of a vessel.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who undertakes to transport goods from one place to another. 1 Pars. Cont. 632. They are either "common" or "private." Private carriers incur the responsibility of the exercise of ordinary diligence only, like other bailees for hire. Story, Bailm. § 495; 13 Barb. (N. Y.) 481; 1 Wend. (N. Y.) 272; 1 Hayw. (N. C.) 14; 2 Dana (Ky.) 430;' 4 Taunt. 787; 6 Taunt. 577; 2 Bos. & P. 417; 2 C. B. 877. See "Common Carriers."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One who undertakes to transport persons or property from place to place, by any means of conveyanco, and with or without compensation.
— Common and private carriers. Carriers are either common or private. Private carriers are persons who undertake for the transportation in a particular instance only, not making it their vocation, nor holding themselves out to the public as ready to act for nil who desire their services. Allen v. Sack rider, 37 N. Y. 341. To bring a person within the description of a common carrier, he must exercise it as a public employment; he must undertake to carry goods for persons generally; and he must hold himself out as ready to transport goods for hire, as a business, not as a casual occupation, pro h&c vice. Alexander v. Greene, 7 Hill (N. Y.) 564; Bell v. Pidgeon, (D. C.) 5 Fed. 634; Wyatt v. Irr. Co.., 1 Colo. App. 480, 29 Pac. 906. A common carrier may therefore be defined as one who, by virtue of his calling and as a regular business, undertakes for hire to transport persons or commodities from place to place, offering his services to all such as may choose to employ him and pay his charges. Iron Works v. Hurlbut, 158 N. Y. 34, 52 N. E. 665, 70 Am. St. Rep. 432; Dwight v. Brewster, 1 Pick. (Mass.) 53, 11 Am. Dec. 133; Railroad Co. v. Waterbury Button Co., 24 Conn. 479: Fuller v. Bradley, 25 Pa. 120; Mc-Duffee v. Railroad Co., 52 N. H. 447. 13 Am. Rep. 72; Piedmont Mfg. Co. v Railroad Co., 19 S. C. 364. By statute in several states it is declared that every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry. Civ. Code Cal. § 2168; Civ Code Mont § 2870; Rev. St. Oki 1303, § 700; Rev. Codes N I>. 1899, § 4224; Civ. Code S D 1903, § 1577. Common carriers are of two kinds
—by land, as owners of stages, stage-wagons, railroad cars, teamsters, cartmen, draymen, and porters ; and by water, as owners of ships, steam-boats, barges ferrymen, lightermen, and canal boatmen. 2 Kent, Comm. 597.
— Common carriers of passengers. Common carriers of passengers are such as undertake for hire to carry all persons indifferently who may apply for passage. Gillingham v. Railroad Co... 35 W. Va. 588 14 S E 243, 14 L. R. A. 798 29 Am. St. Rep. 827; Electric Co. v. Simon, 20 Or 60 25 Pac. 147 10 L. R. A. 251. 23 Am. St. Rep 86: Richmond v. Sonthem Pac Co., 41 Or. 54 67 Pac. 947, 57 L. R. A. 616, 93 Am. St. Ren. 694.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
One who carries or agrees to carry goods for hire, or without hire. v. Common carrier. '
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
One wio undertakes to transport goods from one place te another. i Pars. Cont. 682. One who carries or agrees to carry the gouds of another, from one place to another, for hire, or without hire. Carriers are either common or private. Private carriers are persons who undertake for the transportation ina particular instance only, not making it their vocation, nor holding themselves out to the public as ready to act for all who desire their services. To bring a person within the description of a common carrier, he must exercise it asa public employment; he must undertake to carry goods for persons generally; and he must hold himself out as ready to transport “CARRY AWAY.” <A technical phrase tm an indictment for larceny, translating the Lat. asportavit. 7 Gray, 45. ee
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
One who carries goods for hire. v. Common carrier.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
See Common carrier.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
contracts. There are two kinds of carriers, namely common carriers, (q- Y-) who have been considered under another head; and private carriers. ‘These latter are persons who, although they do not undertake to transport the goods of such as choose to employ them, yet agree to carry the goods of some particular person for hire, from one place to another. In such case the carrier incurs no responsibility beyond that of any ordinary bailee for hire, that is to say, the responsibility of ordinary diligence. 2 Bos. & Pull. 417; 4 Taunt. 787; Selw. N. P. 382, n.; 1 Wend. R. 272; 6 Taunt. 577; Jones, Bailm. 121; Story on Bailm. § 495. To bringa person within the description of a common carrier, he must exercise his business as a public employment; he must undertake to carry for persons generally; and he must hold himself out as ready to engage in the transportation of goods for hire, as a business; not asa casual occupation pro hac rice. 1 Sak. 249; 1 Bell’s Com. 467.