Effect of breach of contract; action for conversion by bailor

If either party violates the terms of the hiring, the other party may abandon the contract. If the hirer puts the thing to a different use than is specified in the contract, the bailor may bring an action as for a conversion even if the hirer is a minor. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2061; Code 1868, § 2064; Code 1873, § 2090; Code 1882, § 2090; Civil Code 1895, § 2908; Civil Code 1910, § 3481; Code 1933, § 12-206.