- common carrier by railroad
- One who operates a railroad as a means of carrying for the public. Thornhill v Davis, 121 SC 49, 113 SE 370, 24 ALR 617. See common carrier.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
common carrier by railroad
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