Loss or destruction of property; right of bailee to compensation

If the thing bailed for labor and services is destroyed without fault on the part of the bailee, the loss falls upon the bailor; and the bailee may demand compensation for the labor expended and materials used upon it. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2080; Code 1868, § 2075; Code 1873, § 2101; Code 1882, § 2101; Civil Code 1895, § 2919; Civil Code 1910, § 3492; Code 1933, § 12-412.