LawgistThe Indian Contract Act
171General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers
Bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys of a High Court and policy-brokers may, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, retain as a security for a general balance of account, any goods bailed to them; but no other persons have a right to retain, as a security for such balance, goods bailed to them, unless there is an express contract to that effect1 .
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1. As to lien of an agent, see s. 221, infra. As to lien of a Railway Administration, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), s. 55.
OF BAILMENT
- 148 "Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" defined
- 149 Delivery to bailee how made
- 150 Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed
- 151 Care to be taken by bailee
- 152 Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed
- 153 Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions
- 154 Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed
- 155 Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's
- 156 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the good can be separated
- 157 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated
- 158 Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses
- 159 Restoration of goods lent gratuitously
- 160 Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose
- 161 Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned
- 162 Termination of gratuitous bailment by death
- 163 Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed
- 164 Bailor's responsibility to bailee
- 165 Bailment by several joint owners
- 166 Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title
- 167 Right of third person claiming goods bailed
- 168 Right of finder of goods
- 169 When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it
- 170 Bailee's particular lien
- 171 General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers
