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7 Actions

*[Section 7 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*For the purposes of this Act –

(a) every office used or appointed by any common carrier for the receipt of parcels to be conveyed as aforesaid shall be deemed to be the office of such common carrier;

(b) any one or more common carriers may be sued by his or their name or names only; and

(c) no action commenced to recover damages for loss of or injury to any parcel, package, or person shall abate for the want of joining any co-proprietor or co-partner in any mail, stage coach, or other public conveyance by land for hire as aforesaid.