alleryStart learning →A bailee who defaults in returning goods is liable for loss from:
AThe date of the suit
BThe time of default
CThe start of bailment
DThe end of the year
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The time of default
Section 161 makes the bailee answerable for loss, destruction or deterioration from the time the goods should have been returned or tendered.
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