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. Simple Delivery Service would not be liable for the loss if it could prove that the refrigerator was destroyed as a result of an act of God.

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Under common law, a carrier like Simple Delivery Service can be exempt from liability for loss or damage to goods if it can prove that the loss was caused by an "act of God," which refers to natural events outside human control, such as floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters, that could not have been anticipated or guarded against.

Carl Requested Simple Delivery Service to Pick Up a Refrigerator