159: Restoration of goods lent gratuitously
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter IX · in_force
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The lender of a thing for use may at any time require its return, if the loan was gratuitous, even though he lent it for a specified time or purpose. But, if, on the faith of such loan made for a specified time or purpose, the borrower has acted in such a manner that the return of the thing lent before the time agreed upon would cause him loss exceeding the benefit actually derived by him from the loan, the lender must, if he compels the return, indemnify the borrower for the amount in which the loss so occasioned exceeds the benefit so derived.
Related sections
158: Repayment by bailor of necessary expenses160: Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose157: Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods can be separated161: Bailee’s responsibility when goods are not duly returned156: Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods can be separated162: Termination of gratuitous bailment by death
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