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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 158

REPAYMENT BY BAILOR OF NECESSARY EXPENSES Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 158 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - REPAYMENT BY BAILOR OF NECESSARY EXPENSES Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 158: REPAYMENT BY BAILOR OF NECESSARY EXPENSES Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be carried, or to have work done upon them by the bailee for the bailor, and the bailee is to receive no remuneration, the bailor shall repay to the bailee the necessary expenses incurred by him for the purpose of the bailment.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 158 provide?

Section Section 158 of the Contract Act, 1872 (REPAYMENT BY BAILOR OF NECESSARY EXPENSES Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be) 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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