P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 1552
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An agent who as such is to forward merchandise to another point, shall make the transportation contract, complying with the obligations which are imposed on shippers in land and maritime shipments.
Should he make the contract for transportation in his own name when he is acting for another, he shall be liable to the carrier for all the obligations imposed on shippers in land and maritime shipments.
History —Commerce Code, 1932, § 193.