Commodatum

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A species of bailment, by which one of the parties binds himself to return to the other certain personal chattels which the latter delivers to him to be usedby him without reward; loan for use. Story, Bailm. § 221. See "Bailment."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A chattel loaned gratuitously; the loan itself.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A contract by which one of the parties binds himself to return to the other certain personal chattels which the latter delivers to him to be used by him without reward; loan for use. See Bailment.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In the civll law. He who lends to another a thing for a definite time, to be enjoyed and used-under certain conditions, without any pay or reward, is called "commodans;" the person who receives the thing is called "commodatarius," and the contract is called "commodatum." It differs from locatio and conductio, in this: that the use of the thing is gratuitous. Dig. 13, 6; Inst. 3, 2, 14; Story, Ballm. § 221. Coggs v. Bernard, 2 Ld. Raym. 909; Adams v. Mortgage Co., 82 Miss. 263, 34 South. 482, 17 L. R. A. (N. S.) 138, 100 Am. St. Rep. 633; World's Columbian Exposition Ch v. Repub-llc of Franca 96 Fed. 693, 38 C. C. A. 483.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Accommoda-

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. A thing loaned; a gratuitous chattel.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from com/wodare, to lend.] A thing loaned, {res commodata.) Bract, fol. 99 b. The contract by, or upon which a thing is loaned; a loan for use without pay. A bailment of a thing, or of goods, to be used by the bailee for his own benefit, {ad commodum,) temporarily, or for a certain time, without reward, {nulla mercede accepta vel constituta,) and then to be identically returned to the lender.* List. 3. 15. 2. Dig. 13. 6. Bract fol. 99 b. 2 E'enfs Com. 573, 574. Story on Bailment, § 6. Called in Scotch law, commodate; a term which Mr. Justice Story regrets has not been introduced into the English law of bailment. Ersk. Inst b. 3, tit. 1, § 20. 1 Bel Vs Com. [197] 225. Story on Bailm. § 221.