151: Care to be taken by bailee
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter IX · in_force
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In all cases of bailment the bailee is bound to take as much care of the goods bailed to him as a man of ordinary prudence would, under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value as the goods bailed.
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150: Bailor’s duty to disclose faults in goods bailed152: Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed149: Delivery to bailee how made153: Termination of bailment by bailee’s act inconsistent with conditions148: “Bailment”, “bailor”, and “bailee” defined154: Liability of bailee making unauthorised use of goods bailed
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