Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Bailments and Carriers Parties to a bailment Delivery and acceptance of the property 9. Possession of the property 10. Bailor's title and rights 11. Bailee's estoppel to deny bailor's title 12. Bailee's rights against third parties 13. Bailee's rights to use of property - Conversion 14. Expenditures upon property bailed 15. The bailor must not expose the bailee to danger 16. Care to be taken of property bailed 17. Bailee must act in good faith 18. Effect of special contract. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Hand-Book on the Law of Bailments and Carriers To facilitate reference to any desired point, section numbers have been introduced at the top of the page, and in the black-letter para graphs specific references have been given to the pages where each particular proposition is discussed. In this manner the entire book is practically cross referenced, and the accessibility of its contents greatly increased. In conclusion the author wishes to acknowledge much valuable assistance from Mr. Earl P. Hopkins, especially in the chapter on Pledges. W. B. H. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.