The Indian Contract Act

"Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" defined

Delivery to bailee how made

Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed

Care to be taken by bailee

Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed

Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions

Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed

Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's

Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the good can be separated

Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated

Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses

Restoration of goods lent gratuitously

Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose

Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned

Termination of gratuitous bailment by death

Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed

Bailor's responsibility to bailee

Bailment by several joint owners

Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title

Right of third person claiming goods bailed

Right of finder of goods

When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it

Bailee's particular lien

General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers


OF BAILMENT


Bankers,
factors, wharfingers, attorneys of a High Court and policy-brokers may, in the absence of a contract to the
contrary, retain as a security for a general balance of account, any goods bailed to them; but no other
persons have a right to retain, as a security for such balance, goods bailed to them, unless there is an
express contract to that effect1
.

LAWGIST

# 171 General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers