2.8 Conditions under which a Contract of Bailment Becomes Void

• The bailor has no right to the goods (stolen or misappropriated goods — the bailment fails with the title). • Illegal purpose (goods bailed to defeat creditors, conceal crime, smuggle). • Incapacity of a party (a minor's bailment for his own business — the general law's voidness rules). • Mistake or impossibility as to the subject-matter (specific goods already destroyed). • The purpose becomes impossible or unlawful after formation — the bailment is avoided (frustration). • A gratuitous bailment without a binding promise (past-gratuitous promises are unenforceable — the general consideration rules). • Contravention of statutory prohibitions (controlled goods bailed without licence).