Georgia § 46-9-3 - Showings required by common carrier as prerequisite to use of exceptions under Code Sections 46-9-1 and 46-9-2.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 46-9-3 — Showings required by common carrier as prerequisite to use of exceptions under Code Sections 46-9-1 and 46-9-2., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-9-3. Showings required by common carrier as prerequisite to use of exceptions under Code Sections 46-9-1 and 46-9-2.
In order for a common carrier to avail himself of the act of God exception under Code Section 46-9-1 or the contractual exception under Code Section 46-9-2, he must establish not only that the act of God or the contractually excepted fact ultimately occasioned the loss but that his own negligence did not contribute thereto. (Civil Code 1895, § 2265; Civil Code 1910, § 2713; Code 1933, § 18-103.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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