Title 8 — Carriage
13 chapters · 76 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-01 Definitions - Freight, freightage, consignor, and consignee
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Property carried is called freight; the reward, if any, to be paid for its carriage is called freightage; the person who delivers the freight to the carrier is called the consignor; and the person to whom it is to be delivered is called the consignee.
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-02 Care required
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A carrier of property for reward shall use at least ordinary care and diligence in the performance of all of the carrier's duties. A carrier of property without reward shall use at least slight care and diligence.
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-03 Carrier shall obey instructions
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A carrier shall comply with the reasonable and lawful directions of the consignor or consignee.
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-04 Conflict of orders
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When the directions of a consignor and consignee are conflicting, the carrier shall comply with those of the consignor in respect to all matters except the delivery of the freight. As to delivery of the freight, the carrier shall comply with the directions of the consignee, unles…
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-05 Manner of delivery
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A carrier of property shall deliver it to the consignee, at the place to which it is addressed, in the manner usual at that place.
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-06 Place of delivery
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If there is no usage to the contrary at the place of delivery, freight must be delivered as follows: 1. If carried upon a railway owned and managed by the carrier, it may be delivered at the station nearest the place to which it is addressed; 2. If carried by water, it may be del…
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-07 Freight not delivered to consignee - Obligation of carrier
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If for any reason a carrier does not deliver freight to the consignee or the consignee's agent personally, the carrier shall give notice to the consignee of its arrival and keep the same in safety, upon the carrier's responsibility as a warehouseman, until the consignee has had a…
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-08 How carrier may terminate liability
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If a consignee does not accept and remove freight within a reasonable time after the carrier has fulfilled the carrier's obligation to deliver or has duly offered to fulfill the same, the carrier may eliminate further liability for the carrier by placing the freight in a suitable…
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-09 Unclaimed property - When sale permitted
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Whenever any trunk, valise, bundle, package, or article of property transported or coming into the possession of any railroad, or express company, or any other common carrier in the course of business as common carrier, remains unclaimed and the legal charges thereon unpaid durin…
N.D.C.C. § 8-03-10 Perishable property - When sale permitted
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A carrier, in the exercise of a reasonable discretion, may sell any perishable property which has been transported to its destination, at public or private sale without advertising, if the consignee, on being notified of its arrival, refuses or neglects to receive the same and pa…