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2019 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 2 - General Provisions Relating to Carriers
Chapter 5 - Duties and Liabilities of Common Carriers
Section 5.006. Liability as Warehouseman or Common Carrier
Universal Citation: TX Transp Code § 5.006 (2019)
Sec. 5.006. LIABILITY AS WAREHOUSEMAN OR COMMON CARRIER. (a) A common carrier having a depot or warehouse is liable, as is a warehouseman at common law, for any goods stored at the depot or warehouse:
(1) before the trip begins; or
(2) after the goods reach the destination if, after the carrier uses due diligence to notify the consignee, the consignee fails to take possession of the goods.
(b) A common carrier is liable as a common carrier from the beginning of the trip until the goods are delivered to the consignee at the point of destination.
(c) For purposes of this section, a trip begins when the bill of lading is signed.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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