Questions. Bailments
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This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol5 Sales, Personal Property, Bailments, Carriers, Patents, Copyrights", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Questions. Bailments
Chapter I
Page 95.
1. Define bailments.
2. Give Sir William Jones' definition.
3. Give Blackstone's definition.
Page 96.
1. Give the Roman law classification of bailments.
2. Define depositum.
3. Define mandatum.
4. Define commodatum.
5. Define pignus.
6. Define locatio.
7. Define locatio rei.
8. Define locatio operis.
9. Define locatio custodiae. 10. Define Operis faciendi.
Page 97.
1. Define operis mercium vehendarum.
2. Define mutuium.
3. What is the leading case in the law of bailments?
Chapter II
1. Give a synopsis of the case of Coggs vs. Bernard.
Chapter III
Page 125.
1. What is the modern classification of bailments?
2. Under which class of this modern classification do the various forms of the Roman classification fall?
Chapter IV
Page 127.
1. How is the bailment relation created?
2. Is delivery essential for the creation of the bailment relation?
Page 128.
1. What property may be the subject of a bailment?
2. Who may be a bailor?
3. Who may be a bailee?
4. Is an express contract necessary for the creation of the bailment relation?
Page 129.
1. What are the rights and liabilities of the bailor towards third persons?
2. What are the rights and liabilities of bailees towards third persons?
Chapter V
Page 131.
1. What degree of care is required from a bailee for the bailor's sole benefit?
2. For what degree of negligence is such a bailee liable?
Pages 132-133.
1. What are the principal classes of bailments for the bailor's sole benefit?
Chapter VI
Page 135.
1. What degree of care is required from a bailee for the bailee's sole benefit?
2. For what degree of negligence is such a bailee liable?
Chapter VII
Page 137.
1. What degree of care is required from a bailee for the mutual benefit of both the bailor and bailee?
2. For what degree of negligence is such a bailee liable?
3. What is a locatio?
Page 138.
1. What are the different forms of the locatio?
2. When may a bailee recover for his services when the terms of the bailment have not been completely carried out?
Page 139.
1. What is the pignus or pledge?
2. What are the principal differences between a pledge and a chattel mortgage?
Page 140.
1. What property may be pledged?
Page 141.
1. Describe the lien of the bailee.
2. When does such lien arise?
Chapter VIII
Page 143.
1. Who are inn-keepers?
Page 144. 1. Who are guests?
Pages 145-146.
1. What is the extent of the bailment liability of an inn-keeper?
Chapter IX
Pages 148-149. 1. How may the bailment relation be terminated?
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