Rhode Island General Laws 39-9-10. Forfeiture for failure to observe established rates for milk
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A corporation that refuses or neglects to receive, forward, or deliver milk by the can at the tariff rates so fixed and notified to it by the division of public utilities and carriers, shall forfeit to the person tendering the same ten dollars ($10.00) for each and every can it so refuses to receive or neglects to forward or deliver, to be recovered in action of tort.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 37; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 41; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 39-9-10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-9-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Division: means the division of public utilities and carriers. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.