A common carrier must, if able to do so, accept and carry whatever is offered to him, at a reasonable time and place, of a kind that he undertakes or is accustomed to carry.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2169
Common Carriers in General [[2168.] - 2178.]
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 7 Cal. 3d 899 - People v. McKinnon (1972)
Most recently applied in People v. Sapper (February 1980)
Enacted 1872.
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