What is a bailee responsible for?
Primary tabs. Bailee is a person who receives possession of a property or goods, usually pursuant to a contract of bailment. A bailee is responsible for the safe return of the property or goods to the owner (bailor) when the contract is fulfilled.
Who is a bailee in law?
The person to whom they are delivered is called the "bailee'. Explanation : If a person already in possession of the goods of another contract to hold them as a bailee, he thereby becomes the bailee, and the owner becomes the bailor of such goods, although they may not have been delivered by way of bailment.
Who is called as Bailee?
The person delivering the goods is called the 'bailor'. The person to whom they are delivered is called the 'bailee'.
What are the different kinds of bailees?
There are three types of bailments—those that benefit both parties, those that benefit only the bailor, and those that only benefit the bailee. Although the burden depends on the type of bailment, the bailee must always treat the bailor's property with a reasonable amount of care.