GR8 Stores, Inc., hires Haul-Way Company, a common carrier, to trans?port fifty large-screen HDTVs from San Diego to Phoenix. En route, a pothole causes the truck to crash, damaging the goods. Liability for the damage most likely rests with

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According to common carrier laws, the carrier (in this case, Haul-Way Company) is responsible for the goods being transported, unless the damage was caused by factors outside of their control, such as an act of God or the shipper's own negligence. In this case, the damage was caused by a pothole, which is not something Haul-Way could have avoided or prevented. Therefore, liability for the damage rests with the carrier, Haul-Way only. GR8 Stores is not held responsible since they hired a common carrier to transport the goods.