153: Termination of bailment by bailee’s act inconsistent with conditions
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter IX · in_force
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A contract of bailment is avoidable at the option of the bailor, if the bailee does any act with regard to the goods bailed, inconsistent with the conditions of the bailment. Illustration A lets to B, for hire, a horse for his own riding. B drives the horse in his carriage. This is, at the option of A, a termination of the bailment.
Related sections
152: Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed154: Liability of bailee making unauthorised use of goods bailed151: Care to be taken by bailee155: Effect of mixture, with bailor’s consent, of his goods with bailee’s150: Bailor’s duty to disclose faults in goods bailed156: Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods can be separated
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