California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2137

The consignor of freight is presumed to be liable for the freightage, but if the contract between him and the carrier provides that the consignee shall pay it, and the carrier allows the consignee to take the freight, he cannot afterwards recover the freightage from the consignor.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2137 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-7-carriage/chapter-3-carriage-of-property/article-4-freightage/section-2137

Other sections in Article 4 - Freightage

§ 2136§ 2137§ 2138§ 2139§ 2140§ 2141§ 2142§ 2143§ 2144

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