History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.704

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There are some special rules about *śilpinyāsa* also. Kāt. (603-604) provides that if an artisan or craftsman retains an article delivered to him beyond the time that was settled (or agreed) for finishing the work he should be made to pay (its price) even if the article was lost through act of God, but the artisan shall not be liable to pay the price if the article were to be lost through defects in the article itself; if (however) what is delivered for being worked or polished is destroyed through the fault of the artisan he should be made to pay the price⁷⁸⁵.