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BAILMENT WILL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sub-bailment
1, record 1, English, sub%2Dbailment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a baillee receives the goods, but subsequently passes the possession of goods to a subcontract, he will generally make a sub-bailment, so that he as the original baillee, and the sub-contractor as a sub-bailee, both remain answerable to the bailor throughout the duration of the bailment. 1, record 1, English, - sub%2Dbailment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous-dépôt
1, record 1, French, sous%2Dd%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bailment at will
1, record 2, English, bailment%20at%20will
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An action can be brought against a third party by a bailor(i) f he has a right of immediate possession as where the bailment is at the will of the bailor. The right of immediate possession may be present "ab initio" as in the case of a simple bailment of chattels for safe custody, or it may arise on the happening of certain events... upon which the bailment becomes a bailment at will.(Crossley Vaines, 5th ed., 1973, p. 74). 1, record 2, English, - bailment%20at%20will
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- baillement à discrétion
1, record 2, French, baillement%20%C3%A0%20discr%C3%A9tion
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
baillement à discrétion : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - baillement%20%C3%A0%20discr%C3%A9tion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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