DUTIES OWED BY BAILEE/BAILOR

BAILMENTS FOR HIRE

if the bailment is for hire, the bailor owes a duty to inform the bailee of defects known to him, or which he would have known by the exercise of reasonable diligence

MUTUAL BENEFIT BAILMENTS

if the bailment is for the mutual benefit of the bailor and bailee, the bailee must exercise ordinary due care

SOLE BENEFIT OF BAILEE BAILMENT

if the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailee, the bailee is liable even for slight negligence

SOLE BENEFIT OF BAILEE BAILMENTS

if the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailee, the bailor need only inform the bailee of known dangerous defects in the chattel. there is no duty with regard to unknown facts

SOLE BENEFIT OF BAILOR BAILMENT

if the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailor, the bialee is liable only for gross negligence

MODERN TREND

the trend is away from such classifications and toward a rule that considers whether the bialee exercised ordinary care under all the circumstances