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Under Section 151, a bailee must take care of the goods bailed:
ATo any degree the bailor demands
BAs a man of ordinary prudence would of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value
COnly if paid to do so
DAs an insurer of the goods
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. As a man of ordinary prudence would of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value
Section 151 sets the standard of care as that of a person of ordinary prudence towards his own goods of like bulk, quality and value.
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