                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGES (§ 5.1-138)

When any common carrier by aircraft is instructed by a shipper or consignor to
deliver property transported by such carrier to a consignee other than the
shipper or consignor, such consignee shall not be legally liable for
transportation charges in respect of the transportation of such property (beyond
those billed against him at the time of delivery for which he is otherwise
liable) which may be found to be due after the property has been delivered to
him, if the consignee (a) is an agent only and had no beneficial title in the
property, and (b) prior to delivery of the property has notified the delivering
carrier in writing of the fact of such agency and absence of beneficial title,
and, in the case of a shipment reconsigned or diverted to a point other than
that specified in the original bill of lading, has also notified the delivering
carrier in writing of the name and address of the beneficial owner of the
property. In such cases the shipper or consignor, or, in the case of a shipment
so reconsigned or diverted, the beneficial owner shall be liable for such
additional charges, irrespective of any provisions to the contrary in the bill
of lading or in the contract under which the shipment was made. If the consignee
has given to the carrier erroneous information as to who is the beneficial
owner, such consignee shall himself be liable for such additional charges,
notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section. On shipments
reconsigned or diverted by any agent who has furnished the carrier with a notice
of agency and the proper name and address of the beneficial owner, and when such
shipments are refused or abandoned at ultimate destination, the beneficial owner
shall be liable for all legally applicable charges in connection therewith.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 56-193; 1970, c. 708.