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Section 179 Contract Act — Pledge where pawn or has only a limited interest

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 43

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179. Pledge where pawn or has only a limited interest .—Where a person pledges goods in which he has only a limited interest, the pledge is valid to the extent of that interest. Suits by bailees or bailors against wrong-doers

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