bailor
Americannoun
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a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
noun
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contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment
Etymology
Origin of bailor
Example Sentences
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The bailor also obtained a right of action against the wrong-doer at a pretty early date.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The bailor is not responsible generally for any negligence of the hirer in operating the car.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
Perhaps the bailor has a right to claim his property again, at any time, if it is bailed gratuitously, though I am not certain.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
A corporation may act as bailor or bailee, and an agent acting therefor would render the corporation liable unless he acted beyond the scope of his authority.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
A bailee has a lien for his service and proper expenditures in caring for and preserving the thing bailed, but not for any other debt the bailor may owe him.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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