Miss. Code Ann. § 13-1-121
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Miss. Code Ann. § 13-1-121
Official statutory text
In all actions against common carriers for injury or damage done to livestock while in transit, proof that the injury inflicted or damage done was inflicted or done to the livestock while in transit, shall be prima facie evidence of the want of reasonable skill and care on the part of the common carrier, their agents and employees in handling the shipment of livestock so injured or damaged.
Status: in_force
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