Section 153
Termination of bailment by bailee‟s act inconsistent with conditions
Chapter 10: Of bailment
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.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. 9 of 1872). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
Related sections
- 150Bailor‟s duty to disclose faults in goods bailed
- 151Care to be taken by bailee
- 152Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed
- 154Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed
- 155Effect of mixture, with bailor‟s consent, of his goods with bailee‟s
- 156Effect of mixture, without bailor‟s consent, when the goods can be separated