{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-13-13-152","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 13, § 13-152","heading":"Coal - Reweighing at destination - Liability for","body":"deficiencies or shrinkage.\n\nWhen said coal arrives at its destination, the said carrier\n\nshall cause the same to be weighed at that point, provided it has\n\nscales at that point, and if not, then it shall cause said coal to\n\nbe weighed at the nearest track scales on its line between the point\n\nof shipment and the point of destination, and if the weight of said\n\ncoal at the point of delivery is less that the weight set out in the\n\nbill of lading, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be\n\nliable to the consignee for all deficiencies in weight, less the\n\nnatural shrinkage, which shall not exceed one percent (1%) for a one\n\nhundred fifty-mile haul or less and one and one-half percent (1\n\n1/2%) on more than a one hundred fifty-mile haul; and the measure of\n\ndamage of the consignee for such deficiency or shortage shall be the\n\nvalue of the deficiency if the freight has not been paid; and in\n\nweighing cars of coal they shall be detached from the train and in\n\nthe event the loss or shortage does not occur on the delivering\n\nline, the carrier delivering to the consignee shall be entitled to\n\nrecover from the carrier upon whose line the loss or shortage\n\noccurred, such amount for the loss or shortage as the carrier\n\ndelivering to the consignee may be required to pay to the consignee\n\nas may be evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof.","path":["OK Code","Title 13"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os13.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"3164929172b63dbf7a959f05e775bc905043b451447d502b3ef820361248d956","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-13-13-151","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-13-13-153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}