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Under section 148 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which person is the bailee in a bailment?

The bailee receives the goods under a bailment. Section 148 calls the person delivering the goods the bailor. The goods are delivered for a purpose under a contract for…

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Under section 148 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which person is the bailee in a bailment?

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The bailee receives the goods under a bailment. Section 148 calls the person delivering the goods the bailor. The goods are delivered for a purpose under a contract for return or disposal according to the deliverer's directions when the purpose is accomplished.

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Option A

Section 148 calls the person delivering the goods the bailor.

Option B

Section 148 calls the recipient in the bailment the bailee.

Option C

Merely arranging delivery does not make the intermediary the recipient in the bailment.

Option D

Ownership by itself does not make a person the recipient of goods under a bailment.

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