476.9 Liability of motor carrier of general commodities; recovery.
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476.9 Liability of motor carrier of general commodities; recovery.
Sec. 9.
If a motor carrier of general commodities does, causes, or permits to be done any act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or omits to do any act or thing required to be done by the motor carrier of general commodities under this act or under any lawful order made by the commission, the motor carrier of general commodities is liable to the person injured to the extent of the actual amount of damages sustained in consequence of the violation. A recovery under this section does not affect a recovery by this state of the penalty prescribed for the violation.
History: 1933, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 476.9 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 493 , Eff. Apr. 1, 2015