Railway and Canal Traffic Act

Railway and Canal Traffic Act
An act passed by Congress in 1854, which prohibited any limitation of a carrier's liability unless the contract containing it was signed by the parties and the stipulation itself was such "as should be adjudged by the court or judge before whom any question relating thereto shall be tried to be just and reasonable." 14 Am J2d Car § 537.

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