- (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the contract establishing the rights, duties, and liabilities of an initial carrier and the shipper applies to each subsequent connecting carrier.
- (b) The contract between the initial carrier and the shipper does not apply to a connecting carrier that executes a new contract with the shipper supported by valuable consideration.
- (c) For purposes of Subsection (b), valuable consideration does not include the transportation of a caretaker with the freight.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.