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71: Responsibility of finder of goods

The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter V · in_force

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A person who finds goods belonging to another and takes them into his custody, is subject to the same responsibility as a bailee.

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70: Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act72: Liability of person to whom money is paid or thing delivered by mistake or under coercion69: Reimbursement of person paying money due by another in payment of which he is interested73: Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract68: Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account74: Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for
← 70: Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act72: Liability of person to whom money is paid or thing delivered by mistake or under coercion →

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