ABSTRACT
This right of the bailee is distinct from agency of necessity, in that it applies in circumstances when the latter would not.20 However, it is submitted that it is likely in practice to be limited to emergency, rather than foreseen, preservative measures. If you employ me to look after your horse while you are away, no doubt I can charge you for emergency veterinary treatment if it becomes ill: on the other hand, it seems unlikely that, without specific agreement, you would become legally liable to pay me the cost of merely feeding it.
