CHAPTER 3. Carriage of Property

Chapter 3 enacted 1872.

§§ 2110–2144 · 16 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Definitions § 2110 · 1 section

   • § 2110 Property carried is called freight; the reward, if any, to be paid for its carriage is called freightage; the person who delivers the freight to the carrier is…
2. ARTICLE 2. Obligations of the Carrier [2114. - [2121.]] §§ 2114–[2121.] · 6 sections

   • § 2114 A carrier of property for reward must use at least ordinary care and diligence in the performance of all his duties. A carrier without reward must use at least…
   • § 2115 Subject to Section 7303 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a carrier must comply with the directions of the consignor or consignee to the same extent that an…
   • § 2118 Subject to Section 7303 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a carrier of property must deliver it to the consignee, at the place to which it is addressed, in the…
   • § 2119 If there is no usage to the contrary at the place of delivery, freight must be delivered as follows: 1. If carried upon a railway owned or managed by the…
   • § [2120.] Section Twenty-one Hundred and Twenty. If, for any reason, a carrier does not deliver freight to the consignee or his agent personally, he must give notice to…
   • § [2121.] Section Twenty-one Hundred and Twenty-one. If a consignee does not accept and remove freight within a reasonable time after the carrier has fulfilled his…
3. ARTICLE 4. Freightage §§ 2136–2144 · 9 sections

   • § 2136 A carrier may require his freightage to be paid upon his receiving the freight; but if he does not demand it then, he cannot until he is ready to deliver the…
   • § 2137 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,…
   • § 2138 The consignee of freight is liable for the freightage, if he accepts the freight with notice of the intention of the consignor that he should pay it.
   • § 2139 No freightage can be charged upon the natural increase of freight.
   • § 2140 If freightage is apportioned by a bill of lading or other contract made between a consignor and carrier, the carrier is entitled to payment, according to the…
   • § 2141 If a part of the freight is accepted by a consignee, without a specific objection that the rest is not delivered, the freightage must be apportioned and paid…
   • § 2142 If a consignee voluntarily receives freight at a place short of the one appointed for delivery, the carrier is entitled to a just proportion of the freightage,…
   • § 2143 If freight is carried further, or more expeditiously, than was agreed upon by the parties, the carrier is not entitled to additional compensation, and cannot…
   • § 2144 A carrier has a lien for (a) freightage and for services rendered at request of shipper or consignee in and about the transportation of the property, (b) care…