Michigan Laws 476.9 – Liability of motor carrier of general commodities; recovery
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 476.9
- Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 475.1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Motor carrier: means a motor carrier of general commodities or a motor carrier of household goods. See Michigan Laws 475.1
- Motor carrier of general commodities: means a person that is an authorized for-hire motor carrier, either directly or through any device or arrangement, of property other than household goods upon or over a public highway. See Michigan Laws 475.1
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, and their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court. See Michigan Laws 475.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
If a motor carrier of general commodities does, causes, or permits to be done any act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or omits to do any act or thing required to be done by the motor carrier of general commodities under this act or under any lawful order made by the commission, the motor carrier of general commodities is liable to the person injured to the extent of the actual amount of damages sustained in consequence of the violation. A recovery under this section does not affect a recovery by this state of the penalty prescribed for the violation.