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Under the Civil Code

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  1. Under Civil Code Article 1733, what is the general diligence standard for a common carrier's vigilance over goods?
  2. Outside Article 1734's enumerated cases, what does Article 1735 presume when goods are lost, destroyed or deteriorated?
  3. Under Article 1737, does extraordinary diligence ordinarily continue when goods are temporarily unloaded or stored in t…
  4. Goods arrive at the carrier's destination warehouse. The consignee has not been advised of arrival or given reasonable …
  5. A cargo's defective packing causes deterioration. The common carrier argues that the packing defect excuses any effort …
  6. A carrier negligently delays transporting goods. During that delay, a storm destroys them. The carrier relies solely on…
  7. A common carrier's signed cargo form states that it need exercise no diligence and is never liable for any cargo loss. …
  8. Explain the extraordinary-diligence standard and presumption for cargo loss under Articles 1733–1735. A carrier invokes…
  9. Trace the cargo duty from receipt through temporary transit storage and arrival at the destination warehouse under Arti…
  10. A carrier relies on a signed, discounted cargo contract disclaiming all care and all liability. Explain Articles 1744–1…
  11. Under Civil Code Article 1743, what must be true before a seizure order can support the carrier's exemption for the sei…
  12. Which remedy does Article 1746 give a shipper forced to accept a liability limitation because the carrier refused carri…