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   139. Discharge of surety of creditor’s act or omission impairing surety’s eventual remedy.
   140. Rights of surety on payment or performance.
   141. Surety’s right to benefit of creditor’s securities.
   142. Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation invalid.
   143. Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid.
   144. Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins.
   145. Implied promise to indemnify surety.
   146. Co-sureties liable to contribute equally.
   147. Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums.



                                             CHAPTER IX
                                            OF BAILMENT

    148. “Bailment”, “bailor” and “bailee” defined.                 e
    149. Delivery to bailee how made.
    150. Bailor’s duty to disclose faults in goods bailed.
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    151. Care to be taken by bailee.                    aC
    152. Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed.
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    153. Termination of bailment by bailee’s act inconsistent with conditions.
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    154. Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed.
    155. Effect of mixture, with bailor’s consent, of his goods with bailee’s.
    156. Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods can be separated.
    157. Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods cannot be separated.
    158. Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses.
    159. Restoration of goods lent gratuitously.
    160. Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose.
    161. Bailee’s responsibility when goods are not duly returned.
    162. Termination of gratuitous bailment by death.
    163. Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed.
    164. Bailor’s responsibility to bailee.
    165. Bailment by several joint owners.
    166. Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title.
    167. Right of third person claiming goods bailed.
    168. Right of finder of goods.
         May sue for specific reward offered.
    169. When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it.
    170. Bailee’s particular lien.
    171. General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers.

                                          Bailments of pledges
    172. “Pledge”, “Pawnor” and “Pawnee” defined.
    173. Pawnee’s right of retainer.

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