Question 2 (a) part i
Finder of goods as a bailee
3 marks
- Time to write
- About 6 minutes
From an older CBCS paper
Question
Question 2 (a) part i · 3 marks- ‘The status of a finder of goods is just like a bailee’. Comment on it.
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- CommentA statement to judge: take a stand on it in your first line, and come back to it at the end.
What the paper leaves open
Marked as one question of 9 marks; answered here in 3 parts of 3 marks each (marks inferred).
Write it in this order
- 1 (i) Finder of goods 3 marks 6 min
Try it first. About 6 minutes for 3 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
Hover or tap a marked figure, like 72,000, to see how it is made and where else it appears.
(i) Finder of goods. The statement is correct. “A person who finds goods belonging to another and takes them into his custody is subject to the same responsibility as a” bailee (s. 71); no contract exists between finder and owner, but the law imposes on the finder the obligations of a bailee. He must take reasonable care of the goods, try to find the owner and return them; he may retain them until compensated for his expenses, and claim any reward offered.
1Pooja finds the blue bag at the bus stop—and pins a notice to the pole.
Duties of a finderTo take reasonable steps to find the owner.
2The owner arrives; she may hold the bag till her auto fare and trouble are made good.
Rights of a finderTo retain the goods until he receives compensation for the trouble and expense voluntarily incurred in preserving them and finding the owner.
3There was a reward on the poster, too—hers to claim before the bag changes hands.
RewardWhere the owner has offered a specific reward, to sue for the reward and retain the goods until he receives it.
Where the 3 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (i) Finder of goods | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
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