Exam 29: Personal Property and Bailments

A gift causa mortis can never be taken back by the donor.

John and Marsha park their car in the BigCinema parking lot. They have created a bailment with BigCinema.

Mashevida and Mei-Ling own a house as tenants in common. When Mei-Ling dies, her share of the house:

Tangible personal property is property that has substance and can be touched.

____________ is the reward given to persons who voluntarily assist a sinking ship or recover its cargo from peril or loss.

Rare art was stolen from the Zerba Art Museum during a war and thirty years later is located in the Alpha Art Museum in another country. Who has title to the art, if Alpha did not know the art was stolen?

Agnes borrowed a cup of sugar from her next-door neighbor. She intended to return the sugar the next day. This transaction was a:

Gaston finds a book in the middle of the street. Gaston must leave the book at the nearest police station so the true owner may return and recover the book.

If Phil finds an iPhone in the men's room at a restaurant, it is most likely ____________ and Phil should ____________.

A transient guest at a hotel is a guest whose length of stay is fixed.

Manuel is seriously ill and gives Juanita his diamond ring to remember him by. When Manuel recovers, he cannot obtain the return of the ring from Juanita.

Vernon parked his gasoline tanker truck at Moonbeam Hotel while seeking lodging for the night. Moonbeam employees went to the gasoline truck to assist in finding a satisfactory parking place, smelled gasoline, noticed a small drip from the truck, and refused to rent a room to Vernon. Is that action lawful?

Elaine asked Meredith if she could borrow Meredith's iPhone to text her mom pictures of an awards ceremony. Meredith gave Elaine the iPhone and asked for nothing in return for this favor. This transaction was most likely a:

Paulina rented a room at the Desert Inn Hotel and left her diamond ring on the dresser in her room when she went to dinner. When she returned, the ring was gone. Paulina discovered that the room door did not automatically lock when she closed it; instead it required her to use her key. Is Desert Inn liable for her loss?

Crystal is 86 years old and enters the hospital for observation after having fainted. Crystal is depressed and, while in the hospital, gives her antique wedding ring to Autumn, a good friend, saying to Autumn, "I won't be long in this world." After a change in medication, Crystal improves and returns home, living another three years before dying in a bus wreck while going on a fall foliage tour. Her will leaves her antique wedding ring to her granddaughter, Sarah. Discuss who is entitled to ownership of the ring with Autumn in possession of the ring.

Jenna hangs her fur coat on a rack in the unattended waiting room of Physicians Associated Office. After her visit with Dr. Wong, Jenna prepares to leave, but discovers her fur coat is missing. What liability, if any, do Physicians Associated and Dr. Wong have for the missing coat?

While visiting her uncle, Jackson remarked that she admired her uncle's collection of rare books. Her uncle then said to her, "I've been meaning to tell you that I want you to have them. Instead of leaving them to you in my will, I'm going to give them to you right now. You can consider the books yours. However, please keep them here on my shelves so that my library looks full." Would a court hold that Jackson owns the books? Explain.

Vanessa has received gifts subject to the provisions of the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act. When Vanessa graduates from high school at age 17 and moves away from home, she wants to terminate the custodianship. At what age does the custodianship terminate?

Viola checked her mink coat at the Landmark Theatre cloakroom while attending a play and was given a claim ticket. After the play, she handed the ticket to the person at the counter, but her mink coat could not be found. What must be proven concerning negligence?

Quinlan picked up the goods that he had stored in Dana's warehouse, promising to pay Dana the following week. Several months passed, and Quinlan still had not paid Dana for storing the goods. Dana claimed that she had a warehouser's lien on the goods that were stored in her warehouse. Was Dana correct? Why or why not?