Texas Transportation Code
§ 5.006 — LIABILITY AS WAREHOUSEMAN OR COMMON CARRIER
TN § 5.006Title 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS · Ch. 5. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF COMMON CARRIERS
Statute text
View on source(a)A common carrier having a depot or warehouse is liable, as is a warehouseman at common law, for any goods stored at the depot or warehouse:
(1)before the trip begins; or
(2)after the goods reach the destination if, after the carrier uses due diligence to notify the consignee, the consignee fails to take possession of the goods.
(b)A common carrier is liable as a common carrier from the beginning of the trip until the goods are delivered to the consignee at the point of destination.
(c)For purposes of this section, a trip begins when the bill of lading is signed.
Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.