Transcription of The Carrier Must Get Paid—F or F - Transportation Attorney
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TTL April 2012, Vol. 13, No. 5 14 Introduction The bedrock rule of carriage cases is that .. the Carrier gets paid . 1 This article explores whether that rule is absolute, or whether the right to recover freight charges and the obligation to pay are not black and white. When seeking payment of freight charges, the Carrier poten-tially has three sources from which to seek payment: (1) the consignor who shipped the goods, (2) the consignee who received the goods, and/or (3) a bill to third-party, such as a broker. The right to recover freight charges against these parties involves compet-ing interests and potent defenses such as estoppel. As a result, the Carrier does not always get article will help practitioners find their way through this chal-lenging maze of competing interests and, at times, inconsistent case law. Specifically, this article will address: The general rule ( , the car-rier gets paid ).
TTL April 2012, Vol. 13, No. 5 14 Introduction “The bedrock rule of carriage cases is that … the carrier gets paid.”1 This article explores whether that
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