Bailor
Defined in 9 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
He who bails a thing to another. See "Bailment."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
He who bails a thing to another. The bailor must act with good faith towards the bailee; Story, Bailm. § 74; permit him to enjoy the thing bailed according to contract; and in some bailments, as hiring, warrant the title and possession of- the thing hired, and, probably, keep it in suitable order and repair for the purpose of the bailment; Story, Bailm. § 388.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The party who bails or delivers goods to another upon the contract of bailment, v. Bailment.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The party who baits or deliyers goods to another, in the contract of bailment.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
The person making a bailment.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
The party who bails or delivers goods to another, in the contract of bailment. See Bailment.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
contracts, he who bails athingtoanother. The bailor must act with good faith towards the bailee. Story’s Bailm. § 75, 76, 77; permit him to enjoy the thing bailed according to contract; and, in some bailments, as hiring, warrant the title and possession of a thing hired, and probably, to keep it in suitable order and repair for the purpose of the bailment. Ib. § 388— 392. Vide Inst. lib. 3, tit. 25: