Court of Appeals of Kentucky February 6, 1878 (Louisville & Nashville R. v. Lockman)

Opinion by

Judge Cofer :

The liability of a common carrier may be limited to a certain extent by a special contract fairly made with the shipper.

But such contracts will only be upheld to the extent that they are deemed reasonable, and hence it has been held that a carrier cannot exempt himself from liability for the injury or loss of property delivered to him for transportation, when occasioned