A bailment is a delivery of goods or property upon a contract, express or implied, to carry out the execution of a special object beneficial either to the bailor or bailee or both and to dispose of the property in conformity with the purpose of the trust.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2031; Code 1868, § 2032; Code 1873, § 2058; Code 1882, § 2058; Civil Code 1895, § 2894; Civil Code 1910, § 3467; Code 1933, § 12-101.
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For comment on Goodyear Clearwater Mills v. Wheeler, 77 Ga. App. 570 , 49 S.E.2d 184 (1948), see 11 Ga. B.J. 229 (1948).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty
§ 44-12-40. “Bailment” Defined
§ 44-12-41. Bailment Contract as Entire; Performance as Condition Precedent to Action Upon It
§ 44-12-42. Rights of Bailee in Bailed Property; Actions to Enforce Rights
§ 44-12-43. Care Required of Bailees
§ 44-12-44. Burden on Bailee After Loss; Proper Diligence Standard
§ 44-12-45. When Act of God or Contract Exception Available as Defense