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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 157

EFFECT OF MIXTURE, WITHOUT BAILOR'S CONSENT, WHEN THE GOODS CANNOT BE SEPARATED If the bailee, without the consent of

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 157 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - EFFECT OF MIXTURE, WITHOUT BAILOR'S CONSENT, WHEN THE GOODS CANNOT BE SEPARATED If the bailee, without the consent of. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 157: EFFECT OF MIXTURE, WITHOUT BAILOR'S CONSENT, WHEN THE GOODS CANNOT BE SEPARATED If the bailee, without the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, in such a manner that it is impossible to separate the goods bailed from the other goods and deliver them back, the bailor is entitled to be compensated by the bailee for the loss of the goods.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 157 provide?

Section Section 157 of the Contract Act, 1872 (EFFECT OF MIXTURE, WITHOUT BAILOR'S CONSENT, WHEN THE GOODS CANNOT BE SEPARATED If the bailee, without the consent of) is reproduced on this page as part of the Contract Act, 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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