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Bailor

Bailor, means a person who delivers personal property to another, as a bailment, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 137. Means an individual or entity (as a business organization) placing personal

Hire purchase agreement and contract for sale

legal obligation to do so. The contract of hire-purchase is one of the variations of the contract of bailment, but it is a modern development of commercial life, and the rules with regard to bailments, which were

Qualified property

of animals fer' natur', or from the peculiar circumstances of the possessor, as in the case of a bailment. See BAILMENT and POSSESSION.

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Workmen's Compensation Act

any vehicle or vessel the use of which is obtained from the owner thereof under any contract of bailment (other than a hire purchase agreement) in consideration of the payment of a fixed sum or a share

Guarantee

but in any other factual situations capable of giving rise to legal obligations such as there resulting from bailment, tort or unsatisfied judgments, Moschi v. Lep Air Services Ltd., (1973) AC 331 (347-348): (1972) 2 All ER

Possession

who can bring an action for trespass, detinue or conversion if and so long as his contract of bailment has not been exceeded, Donald v. Suckling, 1866 LR 1 QB 585. If the owner, reversioner or person

Pawner or Pawnor

Pawner or Pawnor, the person depositing a pawn. See Pawn. The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called pledge. The

National insurance

plying for hire with a vehicle or vessel the use of which is obtained by a contract of bailment (e.g., a taxi-cab hired by a taxi-cab driver). The owner is considered to be the employer for the

Mandate

Mandate [fr. mandatum, Lat.], a judicial command, charge, commission. Also, a bailment of goods, without reward, to be carried from place to place, or to have some act performed about

Locato-conductio, or Hiring

Locato-conductio, or Hiring, a bailment for reward or compensation. See HIRE.

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