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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, if goods are mixed by the bailee without the bailor's consent and…

Section 157 makes the bailee liable to compensate the bailor "for the loss of the goods" where unauthorised mixing makes separation impossible, whatever his motive.…

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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, if goods are mixed by the bailee without the bailor's consent and cannot be separated, the bailee:

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Section 157 makes the bailee liable to compensate the bailor "for the loss of the goods" where unauthorised mixing makes separation impossible, whatever his motive. Co-ownership in proportion arises only on consensual mixing under section 155, and bearing the cost of separation is the section 156 rule.

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