Dale v. Brinckerhoff

Citations

• 7 Daly 45

Syllabus

<p>A gratuitous bailee who, without notice to the bailor, and without his authority, sends to auction the property which is left with him, and has it sold, is guilty of conversion of the property.</p> <p>It is the duty of a gratuitous bailee who desires to terminate the bailment, to notify the bailor to take away the property, and if he does not then take it away within a reasonable time, or if he cannot after reasonable inquiry be found, then the bailee should place the property on storage at the risk and chárge of the bailor, and where if the storage is left unpaid, it may be sold by the storekeeper for the payment of his charges when they approach near to the value of the article.</p>