Carl requested Simple Delivery Service to pick up a refrigerator at his home and deliver it to his cottage, some 160 kilometres away. Simple Delivery picked up the refrigerator, but through a mix up in delivery bills, lost the refrigerator. A common carrier, such as Simple Delivery Service, is virtually an insurer in the event of a loss of goods placed in its possession.

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A common carrier, by legal definition, offers transportation services to the public and assumes responsibility for any loss or damage to goods while in its possession, essentially acting as an insurer of the goods they transport, unless the loss is caused by an act of God, a public enemy, the authority of law, the act or default of the shipper, or the nature of the goods themselves.

Carl Requested Simple Delivery Service to Pick Up a Refrigerator