Section 158
Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses
Chapter 10: Of bailment
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.
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
- 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
- 157Effect of mixture, without bailor‟s consent, when the goods cannot be separated
- 159Restoration of goods lent gratuitously
- 160Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose
- 161Bailee‟s responsibility when goods are not duly returned