Principle

TORT LAW – Detinue – Right of True Owner Against Transferee of Bailee – Unauthorised Pledge by Bailee Does Not Justify Detention

Area of law
TORT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

An unauthorised pledge by a bailee is an act inconsistent with the bailment. This act terminates the bailment or gives the bailor the right to terminate it. Once terminated, the bailor has immediate right to possession. The bailor can sue both the bailee and any…

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