Section 180 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Suit by bailor or bailee …)
Section 180 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 180 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer. It is under “Suits by bailees or bailors against wrong-doers” of CHAPTER IX of the Act. CHAPTER IX is titled OF BAILMENT.
Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer
If a third person wrongfully deprives the bailee of the use or possession of the goods bailed, or does them any injury, the bailee is entitled to use such remedies as the owner might have used in the like case if no bailment had been made; and either the bailor or the bailee may bring a suit against a third person for such deprivation or injury.
See also:
Section 179 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest)