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Civil Code § 2137

ARTICLE 4. Freightage

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 2137Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

The consignor of freight is presumed to be liable for the freightage, but if the contract between him and the carrier provides that the consignee shall pay it, and the carrier allows the consignee to take the freight, he cannot afterwards recover the freightage from the consignor.