Three Types Of Unemployee Violations

There are three types of bailments; bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor, bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee and mutual benefit bailment. The bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor is when the bailee watches over the bailor’s property as a favor and owes only a duty of slight care to protect the property. The bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee is when the bailee asks to use the bailor’s property for personal use. The bailee owes a duty of utmost care to protect the bailor’s property. Lastly, the mutual benefit bailment is a bailment that benefits both the bailee and the bailor. This requires only an ordinary duty of care, but in this type of bailment the bailee is responsible for any damages, stolen items, or missing items of the bailor’s property …show more content…
In the scenario, Jeff and the Greensboro Coliseum have a mutual benefit bailment. Jeff pays the Coliseum to store his car during the basketball tournament. Jeff benefits by having his car stored while he is watching the game and the Coliseum benefits by receiving the $20 that Jeff pays them. Normally, under a mutual benefit bailment the bailee is responsible for the damages incurred while the property is being stored in their facility due to their negligence. You could argue that they were being negligent by not being aware of what was going on in the parking lot, didn’t stop the vandalism and therefore are responsible for the damage done to Jeff’s car.
However, there may be restrictions on the bailment contract that specify to what extent the bailee is responsible for damages. On Jeff’s ticket the Greensboro Coliseum specifies that they are