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Wis JI-Civil 1025.5
Bailment: Defined
A bailment is the delivery of personal property (such as ________) by one person to
another for a specific purpose under an express or implied contract with the understanding
that the property delivered will be returned or accounted for when the purpose of the
bailment has been fulfilled.
A bailment arises when the possession of personal property is temporarily transferred
by one person to another but the title to the personal property remains in the hands of the
original owner.
One who temporarily transfers possession of personal property to another is known
as a bailor. The person who takes possession of the property is known as a bailee.
To be a bailee of property, a person must have such full and complete possession of
it as to exclude, for the time of the bailment, the possession of the owner, and the person
must have assumed the charge and control of the property as the sole custodian.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1025.5 (2009). ©2009, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
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- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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