Michigan Laws 483.5 – Common carrier defined; carrier without discrimination
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 483.5
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 483.1
- 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
A person engaged in the business of carrying or transporting crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, or carbon dioxide substances, for hire or compensation or otherwise, by pipe line or lines, within this state, is a common carrier thereof as at common law. Such a common carrier shall not allow or commit any unjust or unlawful discrimination, directly or indirectly, in favor of the carriage, transportation, storage, or delivery of any crude, stock, or storage oil, or petroleum, or any products thereof, or carbon dioxide substances that are in its possession or control, or in which the common carrier is interested, directly or indirectly.