- carrier by railroad
- A railroad company acting as a common carrier. Chicago, M.Y. & 13. Refrigerator Co. v Interstate Commerce Com. 265 US 425, 68 L Ed 1087, 44 S Ct 560. See railroad.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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