Question 1

What are the purposes of a bill of lading? Give examples of the types of clauses which might be included.

Accepted Answer

A bill of lading is the receipt and contract between the carrier and the consignor. Items frequently found on a bill of lading include: 
1. Identification of the consignor, consignee, goods being shipped, place of shipment and delivery. 
2. Limitations on the carrier's liability to a specified sum or specified percentage of value of the goods being shipped. 
3. Exemptions from liability due to specified hazards or to special nature of the goods.

Question 2

A private carrier's contract for transporting goods is an example of: ​

Accepted Answer

A) a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee. 
B) a mutual-benefit bailment. 
C) a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor. 
D) a conversion of property. 
A) a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee. 
B) a mutual-benefit bailment. 
C) a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor. 
D) a conversion of property. B

Question 3

A common carrier is liable for a loss if it is transporting goods that pose a menace to health which are seized by a public authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

If hotel charges are not paid by a guest within a reasonable time, the hotelkeeper may sell the guest's baggage to pay the charges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the transportation of goods through a common carrier?

Accepted Answer

A) The carrier is not liable for damage due to the inherent nature of the goods, such as decay of vegetables. 
B) A common carrier is exempted from liability in the incidence of fire even if the incidence was caused due to the carrier's negligence. 
C) The initial carrier is not liable for a common carrier loss occurring on the line of a connecting carrier. 
D) The carrier's high degree of liability lasts until the goods are picked up by a consignee after being transported. 
A) The carrier is not liable for damage due to the inherent nature of the goods, such as decay of vegetables. 
B) A common carrier is exempted from liability in the incidence of fire even if the incidence was caused due to the carrier's negligence. 
C) The initial carrier is not liable for a common carrier loss occurring on the line of a connecting carrier. 
D) The carrier's high degree of liability lasts until the goods are picked up by a consignee after being transported.

Question 6

A common carrier may refuse to provide transport for goods if it does not have proper equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the liability of a common carrier of people?

Accepted Answer

A) It can only be liable for gross negligence. 
B) Once a passenger disembarks, all liability ends. 
C) It must provide an extraordinary degree of care while passengers are in the terminal. 
D) It begins when the passenger enters the waiting platform. 
A) It can only be liable for gross negligence. 
B) Once a passenger disembarks, all liability ends. 
C) It must provide an extraordinary degree of care while passengers are in the terminal. 
D) It begins when the passenger enters the waiting platform.

Question 8

The laws regarding hotelkeepers do not apply to boardinghouse keepers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following parties would qualify as a guest at a hotel?

Accepted Answer

A) A person who comes to the wedding reception of a family member being held at the hotel. 
B) A person who comes to attend a daylong conference that is being conducted by the management staff of a hotel as a part of its branding campaign. 
C) A person who resides permanently in the hotel. 
D) A person who lives within a short distance from a hotel but rents a room at the hotel and remains there overnight. 
A) A person who comes to the wedding reception of a family member being held at the hotel. 
B) A person who comes to attend a daylong conference that is being conducted by the management staff of a hotel as a part of its branding campaign. 
C) A person who resides permanently in the hotel. 
D) A person who lives within a short distance from a hotel but rents a room at the hotel and remains there overnight.

Question 10

A bill of lading refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) a proof of identity that a consignee must deliver to a carrier prior to receiving the goods that have been transported. 
B) a form signed by an officer of a vessel evidencing the receipt of a certain consignment on board and which does not serve as a document of title. 
C) a receipt and contract between the shipper of a particular good and a carrier. 
D) an agreement between the owner of a vessel and a merchant, by which a ship is hired for the transport of goods for a defined period. 
A) a proof of identity that a consignee must deliver to a carrier prior to receiving the goods that have been transported. 
B) a form signed by an officer of a vessel evidencing the receipt of a certain consignment on board and which does not serve as a document of title. 
C) a receipt and contract between the shipper of a particular good and a carrier. 
D) an agreement between the owner of a vessel and a merchant, by which a ship is hired for the transport of goods for a defined period.

Question 11

A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The laws of a hotelkeeper also apply to a boardinghouse keeper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A common carrier of people is required to assist passengers when necessary for alighting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A carrier of goods is not liable for unusual natural occurrences such as floods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To whom must goods shipped under an order bill of lading be delivered:

Accepted Answer

A) to the consignee alone. 
B) to the person whose photo ID matches the information on the order bill of lading. 
C) to the person who presents the order bill of lading to the carrier at delivery. 
D) to any employee of the consignee company. 
A) to the consignee alone. 
B) to the person whose photo ID matches the information on the order bill of lading. 
C) to the person who presents the order bill of lading to the carrier at delivery. 
D) to any employee of the consignee company.

Question 16

A bill of lading may not place additional limitations on a carrier's liability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A person who fashions goods at home, sells them via the internet and then ships them to customers may be referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) aconsignor 
B) aconsignee 
C) a common carrier. 
D) a private carrier. 
A) aconsignor 
B) aconsignee 
C) a common carrier. 
D) a private carrier.

Question 18

A hotel that caters to both permanent residents and transients is a hotelkeeper with respect to every person to whom it provides services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A hotelkeeper is not liable if a guest's behavior increases the risk of a criminal attack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Special Bailments

What are the purposes of a bill of lading? Give examples of the types of clauses which might be included.

A private carrier's contract for transporting goods is an example of: ​

A common carrier is liable for a loss if it is transporting goods that pose a menace to health which are seized by a public authority.

If hotel charges are not paid by a guest within a reasonable time, the hotelkeeper may sell the guest's baggage to pay the charges.

Which of the following is true of the transportation of goods through a common carrier?

A common carrier may refuse to provide transport for goods if it does not have proper equipment.

Which of the following is true of the liability of a common carrier of people?

The laws regarding hotelkeepers do not apply to boardinghouse keepers.

Which of the following parties would qualify as a guest at a hotel?

A bill of lading refers to:

A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable. ​

The laws of a hotelkeeper also apply to a boardinghouse keeper.

A common carrier of people is required to assist passengers when necessary for alighting.

A carrier of goods is not liable for unusual natural occurrences such as floods.

To whom must goods shipped under an order bill of lading be delivered:

A bill of lading may not place additional limitations on a carrier's liability.

A person who fashions goods at home, sells them via the internet and then ships them to customers may be referred to as:

A hotel that caters to both permanent residents and transients is a hotelkeeper with respect to every person to whom it provides services.

A hotelkeeper is not liable if a guest's behavior increases the risk of a criminal attack.

Introduction to Law

Courts and Court Procedures

Business Torts and Crimes

Government Regulation of Business

Nature and Classes of Contracts

Offer and Acceptance

Capacity to Contract

Consideration

Defective Agreements

Illegal Agreements

Written Contracts

Third Parties and Contracts

Termination of Contracts

Nature of Personal Property

Sales of Personal Property

Formalities of a Sale

Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts

Warranties Product Liability and Consumer Protection

Nature of Negotiable Instruments

Essentials of Negotiability

Promissory Notes and Drafts

Negotiation and Discharge

Liabilities of Parties, Holders in Due Course and Defenses

Nature and Creation of an Agency

Operation and Termination of an Agency

Employer and Employee Relations

Employees Rights

Introduction to Business Organizations

Creation and Operation of a Partnership

Dissolution of a Partnership

Nature of a Corporation

Ownership of a Corporation

Management and Dissolution of a Corporation

Principles of Insurance

Types of Insurance

Security Devices

Bankruptcy

Nature of Real Property

Transfer of Real Property

Real Estate Mortgages

Landlord and Tenant

Wills Inheritances and Trust

Filters

A private carrier's contract for transporting goods is an example of:

A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable.