...carriers, are simple, well defined, and what is no less important, well understood. The carrier is liable for all losses except those occasioned by the act of God or the public enemies. He is regarded as an insurer of the property committed to his charge, and neither destruction...

...common carrier, at common law? The rule, as it is ordinarily stated, is that a common carrier is liable for all losses, except those occasioned by the act of God or the public enemy. The exception to this rule is broader than it is stated above, or if not so, it has been...

...to different degrees of responsibility. While holding the former relation, they are insurers against all losses, except those occasioned by the act of God or the public enemies. In the latter relation, they are responsible only for losses occasioned by their want...

...prevailed; and the doctrine has for a good length of time been firmly established, that a common carrier is responsible for all losses, except those occasioned by the act of God, or of the King's enemies.'"*1 The common carrier is thus treated as an insurer against all but certain...

...settled law of England for ages, and of America since its first settlement, that a common carrier is responsible for all losses except those occasioned by the act of God or the public enemy, and that the loss of, or damage done to, property in his- possession to be carried, is of itself sufficient...