Okla. Stat. tit. 13, § 13-154
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Consignee - Reweighing at destination - Liability of
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carrier.
In case the carrier shall fail or refuse to weigh said coal at
its destination or at the nearest track scales to the point of
destination between said point and the point of shipment, the
consignee may weigh said coal, and his weights shall be prima facie
evidence of the amount of coal received, and the carrier shall be
liable in damages as set out in this article, for any shortage
between the actual quantity received at the point of destination and
the amount named in the bill of lading: Provided, that if the
consignee shall have the coal weighed at the point of destination,
on other than track scales, an allowance of ten (10) pounds per ton
shall be deducted from the weight.
R.L. 1910, § 851.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 13. Common Carriers Page 12
In case the carrier shall fail or refuse to weigh said coal at
its destination or at the nearest track scales to the point of
destination between said point and the point of shipment, the
consignee may weigh said coal, and his weights shall be prima facie
evidence of the amount of coal received, and the carrier shall be
liable in damages as set out in this article, for any shortage
between the actual quantity received at the point of destination and
the amount named in the bill of lading: Provided, that if the
consignee shall have the coal weighed at the point of destination,
on other than track scales, an allowance of ten (10) pounds per ton
shall be deducted from the weight.
R.L. 1910, § 851.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 13. Common Carriers Page 12
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