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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

He to whom a thing l8 lent at his request. As used in usury laws, it includes any person who is a party to the original con- Y.) 329; 7 Hill (N. Y.) 391; 75 N. Y. 516, 523, 31 Am. Rep. 484, reversing 10 Hun, 468. In general, he has the right to use the thing borrowed, himself, during the time and for the purpose intended between the parties. He is bound to take extraordinary care of the thing borrowed; to use it according to the intention of the lender; to restore it in proper condition at the proper time.

See "Bailment;" Story, Bailm. § 268; 2 Kent, Comm. 446-449; 1 Bouv. Inst. 1078- 1090.