No public notice or declaration shall limit or in any way affect the liability at common law of common carrier for or in respect of any goods to be carried by them but they shall be liable, as at common law, to answer for the loss of or injury to any articles and goods delivered to them for transportation, any public notice or declaration by them made and given contrary hereto or in anywise attempting to limit such liability to the contrary notwithstanding.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-571; 1952 Code Section 58-571; 1942 Code Section 7159; 1932 Code Section 7159; Civ. C. '22 Section 3881; Civ. C. '12 Section 2567; Civ. C. '02 Section 1709; G. S. 1333; R. S. 1436; 1864 (13) 262.