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2025 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 2 - General Provisions Relating to Carriers
Chapter 5 - Duties and Liabilities of Common Carriers
Section 5.007. Priority of Shipment of Stored Goods
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Sec. 5.007. PRIORITY OF SHIPMENT OF STORED GOODS. (a) A common carrier that receives goods for transportation in its warehouse or depot shall transport the goods in the order received.
(b) A common carrier that violates Subsection (a) is liable for any:
(1) loss occurring while the goods are in the warehouse or depot; and
(2) damage resulting from the delay in transporting the goods.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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