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-173sentatives, may recover from the person, firm, or corporation receiving such interest, the amount of the interest so received or collected, in any court of competent jurisdiction, within two years from the date of the payment. § 2019. Evidence of usury Evidence of usury may not be received on the trial of any case unless it is pleaded and verified by the affidavit of the party wishing to avail himself of that defense. CHAPTER 57—HIRING Sec.
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Hiring defined. Products of thing hired. Quiet possession. Degree of care by hirer. Gepairs by hirer. Thing let for a particular purpose. Termination of hiring by letter. Termination of hiring by hirer. Termination of hiring generally. Death or incapacity of party. Apportionment of hire. Obligntions of letter of personal property. Ordinary expenses. Extraordinary expenses. lleturn of thing hired.
§ 2051. Hiring defined Hiring is a contract by which one gives to another the temporary possession and use of property, other than money, for reward, and the latter agrees to return the same to the former at a future time. § 2052. Products of thing hired The products of a thing hired, during the hiring, belong to the hirer. § 2053. Quiet possession An agreement to let upon hire binds the letter to secure to the hirer the quiet possession of the thing hired during the term of the hiring, against all persons lawfully claiming it. § 2054. Degree of care by hirer The hirer of a thing shall use ordinary care for its preservation in safety and in good condition. § 2055. Repairs by hirer The hirer of a thing shall repair all deteriorations or injuries thereto occasioned by his want of ordinary care. § 2056. Thing let for a particular purpose When a thing is let for a particular purpose the hirer may not use it for any other purpose; and if he does, he is liable to the letter for all damages resulting from such use, or the letter may treat the contract as thereby rescinded§ 2057. Termination of hiring by letter The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon when the hirer: (1) uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or (2) does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.
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