§ 217. Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier

Statutory text

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any common carrier or user, acting within the scope of his employment, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such carrier or user as well as that of the person.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1934
Pub. L. 73–652 · 48 Stat. 1064
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 217
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 217, 48 Stat. 1077.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 217, 48 Stat. 1077.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 217, 48 Stat. 1077.)