This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol5 Sales, Personal Property, Bailments, Carriers, Patents, Copyrights", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Common Carriers have a lien on all goods transported by them and still in their possession for all charges due for transportation or storage.22 This right to a lien covers charges for money advanced for the payment of custom duties,23 but does not cover demurrage charges.24
21 1 Gray (Mass.), 263.
22 Gisbourn vs. Hurst, 1 Salk., 249; Gracie vs. Palmer, 8 Wheat.: 635 Ohio, etc., R. Co. vs. Noe; 77 I11., 513.
23 Wyman vs. Lancaster, 732 Fed.
Rep., 72. 24 East Tennessee, etc., R. Oo. vs.
Hunt, 15 Lea. (Tenn.), 261.
 
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