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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the standard of care depends on:

Under section 151 the bailee's care is measured by what "a man of ordinary prudence" would take of his own goods "of the same bulk, quality and value". The test is…

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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the standard of care depends on:

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Under section 151 the bailee's care is measured by what "a man of ordinary prudence" would take of his own goods "of the same bulk, quality and value". The test is objective, so it is not lowered to the bailee's own habits or fixed by the hire paid.

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