10.070 Carriers; Limitation of Liability by Contract

10.070 Carriers; Limitation of Liability by Contract A common carrier may not limit his/her/its legal liability by any notice given either by publication or by entry on receipts given or tickets sold, except a. b. a common carrier may limit his/her/its liability by means of an express contract or a motor common carrier for household goods and office furnishings may require a shipper to declare a lump sum value for the shipment prior to loading or accept the per pound released value as provided in the terms of the bill of lading contract for the purpose of limiting its liability. O.C.G.A. §46-9-2; the statute uses "provided" rather than "except"; see O.C.G.A. §11-7309, Limitation of Carrier's Liability by Express Contract, and §13-8-2(b), Unenforceability of Indemnification Contracts Holding Indemnitee Harmless from Liability for its Own Negligence American Railway Express Co. v. Estroff, 159 Ga. 58 (1924)