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A hires a carriage from B. An unsafe fault in the carriage injures A, although B did not know of the…

Section 150 makes a bailor for hire responsible for damage arising directly from a fault even without knowledge of it. Its carriage illustration reaches that result.

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A hires a carriage from B. An unsafe fault in the carriage injures A, although B did not know of the fault. Under section 150 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, who is responsible for the injury?

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Section 150 makes a bailor for hire responsible for damage arising directly from a fault even without knowledge of it. Its carriage illustration reaches that result.

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Option A

For goods bailed for hire, lack of knowledge of the fault does not excuse the bailor’s responsibility for directly resulting injury.

Option B

Illustration (b) makes the supplier of the hired carriage responsible for injury from its fault despite lack of knowledge.

Option C

The stated facts establish no negligence by A.

Option D

A hired the carriage. The stated injury resulted from its fault, for which B is responsible under the rule.

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