179Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest.
Section 179 · Chapter IX · Bailments of Pledges · page 43 of the Act
Where a person pledges goods in which he has only a limited interest, the pledge is valid to the extent of that interest.
Chapter IX · Of Bailment
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