Ohio § 4965.54 Liability for loss or damage to freight regardless of contract or rule of common carrier

Ohio Statutes

§ 4965.54 — Liability for loss or damage to freight regardless of contract or rule of common carrier

Ohio § 4965.54

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4965Passenger Fares

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4965.54 (2026).

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Any common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier  receiving property at a point within this state for transportation  to a point within this state, shall issue a receipt or bill of  lading for such property and is liable to the lawful holder of it  for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it or  by any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company to  which such property is delivered or over whose line such property  passes. No contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt  such common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier from the liability  imposed by this section. This section does not deprive any holder  of such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action  which the holder has under existing law.

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Any common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier receiving property at a point within this state for transportation to a point within this state, shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for such property and is liable to the lawful holder of it for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it or by any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company to which such property is delivered or over whose line such property passes. No contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier from the liability imposed by this section. This section does not deprive any holder of such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which the holder has under existing law.

The common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier issuing such receipt or bill of lading may recover from the common carrier, railroad, or motor carrier on whose line the loss, damage, or injury was sustained the amount of such loss, damage, or injury it is required to pay the owners of such property as is evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof.

As used in this section, "motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section4923.01of the Revised Code.