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Section 157 requires the bailee to compensate the bailor where an unauthorised mixture makes it impossible to separate and return the bailed goods. The entitlement covers…

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If the bailee, without the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods in such a manner that it is impossible to separate the goods and deliver them back, the bailor is entitled to be

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Section 157 requires the bailee to compensate the bailor where an unauthorised mixture makes it impossible to separate and return the bailed goods. The entitlement covers the loss of those goods; it is not arbitrarily restricted to one-half or one-quarter of their value. Separable mixtures are dealt with differently under section 156.

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