Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-01
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The Sun Is under obligations to ,h'
Florida Railroad Commission for AN
advance of the Law relating TO the col
lection Of claims against transporta.
ton companies. which became effect
i've June 3. 1907. II will be observed
that under this law transportation
companies are allowed sixty days In
which to settle claims for overCharges,
loss or damage. and upon their failure
To do 80 and suit being brought. II
the claimant Is successful In his sUit
he will recover the amount Of his
claim. fifty per cent interest addition
IL and attorneys fees. As the com
mission says. II il hoped that this
law will prove solution to the much
vexed question OF collecting claims
from transportation companies. on
course the law will apply only To
shipments within the State. that IL.
shipments made from one point
In Florida to another point In Florida,
and which do not cross the State line
In transit.
Following is the act In full, omit
ting the title and enacti,e clause.
Section 1. That 1t shall be the duty
Of all common carriers operating
within the State. and they are hereby
required when any person fles with
or preoeuts to them or any station
aseat OF said common carrier to b.
aled, hts claim for any freight or ex'
press lost q damaged by said CON-
mon carrier. o. for any Overcharge
made by such common carrier on any
freight o. express. TO pay the said
claim within sixty days from It's flling
With a. preoGatatioo TO said common
carrier a. my station agent Of such
common carrier.
Sscsjsa :. That should any COM
mon carter IA to comply with the
psovisiaas a 0sctjoo oae u this act
tAsa ~ sas4 ooanoa carrier making
sucA Al1ure shall b. liable to the
claimant for the amount Of his claim
- Afty per cent per amman interest
- ~ psincipal Sum OF SAid claim
non ~ date oe ths Aling OF the
sans WITH. q pessentatioa Of the
ans %, tie common carrier or any
statisA aesat Of such comnos carrier.
snA vAsa ~ said claimant shall
bsias Snle al recover judgment for
h,s clAia asainst AiA common car.
risr he shall - allowed tho said
MY per cent pr annum in addition
% the principal sum Of said cisim.
and the same shall he allowed in
The verdict giving him judgment.
Provided. however. that the claimant
shall not rscovsr and have judgment
Soe tbe saiA afty per cent per annum
unlsss b rscovsrs Judgment for .
sun which Area the principal sum OF
aa4 chin u n amount greater than
~ anoant Witch said common car.
ess. hsA o0sesa and tenSered to the
caaansnt In settlement Of his claim
bseEs The sxpiratioa Of said sixty
aasy in which the said common car
risr b required 20 pay such claims
under the provisions Of section one
oe Tits act.
8scsSoa :. That any common car
rsse Who fails to comply with the pro-
visinas Of section one Of this act shall.
q the event that the claimant shall
prsvail in N aeeioa TO recover on his
clain, b liable for . reasonable At
eoensy's fee. a. Il shall be the duty
a IL court 70 allow the claimant
sscA reasonable attorneys Tee. which
shall b 11sd By Tie court. not to
excseA Hfteso dollars II the amount
recovered doss not exceed one hum
dred dollars. and not TO exceed fifteen
per cent on any amount recovered
greater than the sum OF one hundred
dollars.
Section 4. That all laws and parts
Of laws In conflict with the provisions
OF this act be and the same are here
BY repealed.
Section s. That this Act shall be-
come operative upon It's passage and
approval BY the Governor.
Approved June ;. 1907.
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GOV. JOHNSON OF asiMMEsoTA.