section 157
A is entitled to have his 100 bales returned, and B is bound to bear all the expense incurred in the separation of the bales and any other incidental damages.
The Contract Act, 1977Civil1977192 sections
Statutory text
Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated.—If the bailee, without the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, in such a manner that it is impossible to separate the goods bailed from the other goods and deliver them back, the bailor is entitled to be compensated by the bailee for the loss of the goods.
Illustration. A bails a barrel of Cape flour worth Rs.45 to B. B, without A's consent, mixes the flour with country flour of his own worth only Rs.25 a barrel.
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