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bailment: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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bailment1 CONSTRUCTBailmentSHEEHAN · POSSESSION

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Personal property law

Holding another's goods with a duty to return them

A bailment is the transfer of possession, but not ownership, of goods from one person (the bailor) to another (the bailee) for a particular purpose, on the understanding that the goods will be returned or dealt with as directed. Sheehan treats bailment as a possession-based relationship distinct from both contract and ownership, which fixes the bailee's duty of care and liability for the goods while they are in hand. The referent is the lawful holding of another's chattel under an obligation over it, the structure behind storage, carriage, hire, pledge, and repair.[1]

Unit
Possession of another's goods held under a duty to account for them
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Defined by the voluntary taking of possession and the standard of care owed given the purpose and benefit of the arrangement

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References

  1. Sheehan, D. (2017). Bailment and attornment. In The principles of personal property law. Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509901357.ch-010

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