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What standard of care does section 151 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, prescribe for a bailee in…

Section 151 measures care against what an ordinarily prudent person would take of their own goods of the same bulk, quality and value under similar circumstances.

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What standard of care does section 151 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, prescribe for a bailee in relation to the goods bailed?

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Section 151 measures care against what an ordinarily prudent person would take of their own goods of the same bulk, quality and value under similar circumstances.

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Option A

Section 151 sets an ordinary-prudence standard in similar circumstances rather than a fixed specialist standard.

Option B

The comparison is with an ordinarily prudent person's care of comparable goods, independent of the bailee's personal habits.

Option C

The statutory comparison uses an ordinarily prudent person and goods of the same bulk, quality and value in similar circumstances.

Option D

The statute supplies an objective comparison independent of the bailor's personal expectations.

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