Assertion: carrier | /r/HasProperty | liable
Facets:
value: for goods
type: PURPOSE
value: by the common law
type: OTHER
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: in common law jurisdictions
type: LOCATION
value: for all losses
type: OTHER
value: absolutely
type: DEGREE
value: with four exceptions
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The carrier was always liable for the loss of the goods and also liable for any damage to the goods, unless he could prove that the loss or damage had resulted from an excepted cause.
text: By the common law, a common carrier is generally liable for all losses which may occur to property entrusted to his charge in the course of business, unless he can prove the loss happened in consequence of the act of God, or of the enemies of the United States, or by the act of the owner of the property.
text: The carrier was always liable for the loss of the goods and also liable for any damage to the goods, unless he could prove that the loss or damage had resulted from an excepted cause.
text: In common law jurisdictions as well as under international law, a common carrier is absolutely liable for goods carried by it, with four exceptions: