A person holding himself out to the public as a common carrier is bound to receive all goods offered to him that he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such reasonable regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and the benefit of the public.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2042; Code 1868, § 2043; Code 1873, § 2069; Code 1882, § 2069; Civil Code 1895, § 2278; Civil Code 1910, § 2729; Code 1933, § 18-301.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation
Chapter 9 - Transportation of Freight and Passengers Generally
Article 3 - Transportation and Storage of Freight and Livestock
Part 1 - Duties and Liabilities of Carriers Generally
§ 46-9-40. Duty of Common Carriers to Receive Goods
§ 46-9-42. Effect of Strike by Carrier’s Employees on Carrier’s Duty to Transport Goods
§ 46-9-43. Measure of Damages for Delay in Delivery of Goods by Carrier
§ 46-9-44. Estoppel of Carrier to Dispute Title to Goods Delivered to Him for Shipment
§ 46-9-45. Commencement and Termination of Carrier’s Responsibility for Goods
§ 46-9-46. Effect of Delivery to Consignee at Intermediate Point
§ 46-9-47. Fraud on Carrier as to Nature and Value of Goods
§ 46-9-50. Weighing of Railroad Cars by Certified Public Weighers; Manner of Weighing Cars
§ 46-9-52. Unjust Discrimination in Freight-Transportation Rates by Common Carriers Generally
§ 46-9-53. Discrimination by Railroad Companies in Applying Freight-Storage Charges
§ 46-9-54. Making and Retaining Freight-Storage Charges in Accordance With Rates Fixed by Commission
§ 46-9-56. False Billing, False Weighing, or False Report of Weight by Common Carriers