13. Duty of care: carriage for reward.

13. Duty of care: carriage for reward.

Carriage and Carriers (Volume 7 (2020)) | Commentary

A private carrier who undertakes the carriage of goods for reward becomes a bailee of them and has the ordinary responsibility of a bailee for goods entrusted to him1. The private carrier's obligation is to take reasonable care of the goods while they are in his possession2