69-11-429. Liability for valuable cargo. - Montana Statutes

     69-11-429. Liability for valuable cargo. (1) Unless a common carrier has knowledge of the nature of the freight upon its receipt by mark upon the package or otherwise, a common carrier is not liable for more than $50 upon the loss or injury of any one package of:
     (a) gold, silver, platina, or precious stones or of imitations of those items in a manufactured or unmanufactured state;
     (b) timepieces of any description;
     (c) negotiable paper or other valuable writings;
     (d) pictures, glass, or chinaware;
     (e) statuary, silk, or laces; or
     (f) plated ware of any kind.
     (2) A common carrier is not liable with regard to any package carried for more than the value of the articles named in the receipt or the bill of lading.

     History: En. Sec. 2913, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5356, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7870, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2200; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1160; re-en. Sec. 7870, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 8-815; amd. Sec. 2027, Ch. 56, L. 2009.