Okla. Stat. tit. 13, § 13-152
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Coal - Reweighing at destination - Liability for
Official statutory text
deficiencies or shrinkage.
When said coal arrives at its destination, the said carrier
shall cause the same to be weighed at that point, provided it has
scales at that point, and if not, then it shall cause said coal to
be weighed at the nearest track scales on its line between the point
of shipment and the point of destination, and if the weight of said
coal at the point of delivery is less that the weight set out in the
bill of lading, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be
liable to the consignee for all deficiencies in weight, less the
natural shrinkage, which shall not exceed one percent (1%) for a one
hundred fifty-mile haul or less and one and one-half percent (1
1/2%) on more than a one hundred fifty-mile haul; and the measure of
damage of the consignee for such deficiency or shortage shall be the
value of the deficiency if the freight has not been paid; and in
weighing cars of coal they shall be detached from the train and in
the event the loss or shortage does not occur on the delivering
line, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be entitled to
recover from the carrier upon whose line the loss or shortage
occurred, such amount for the loss or shortage as the carrier
delivering to the consignee may be required to pay to the consignee
as may be evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof.
R.L. 1910, § 849.
When said coal arrives at its destination, the said carrier
shall cause the same to be weighed at that point, provided it has
scales at that point, and if not, then it shall cause said coal to
be weighed at the nearest track scales on its line between the point
of shipment and the point of destination, and if the weight of said
coal at the point of delivery is less that the weight set out in the
bill of lading, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be
liable to the consignee for all deficiencies in weight, less the
natural shrinkage, which shall not exceed one percent (1%) for a one
hundred fifty-mile haul or less and one and one-half percent (1
1/2%) on more than a one hundred fifty-mile haul; and the measure of
damage of the consignee for such deficiency or shortage shall be the
value of the deficiency if the freight has not been paid; and in
weighing cars of coal they shall be detached from the train and in
the event the loss or shortage does not occur on the delivering
line, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be entitled to
recover from the carrier upon whose line the loss or shortage
occurred, such amount for the loss or shortage as the carrier
delivering to the consignee may be required to pay to the consignee
as may be evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof.
R.L. 1910, § 849.
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