Deck 15: Special Bailments

Question 1

In the case of a common carrier that transports goods on a regular basis, the term consignee refers to:

A) a person who is shipping goods by the common carrier.
B) a person whom the goods are being shipped to.
C) a common carrier.
D) a third party that will sign the bill of lading on the shipper's behalf.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A hotel that caters to both permanent residents and transients is a hotelkeeper only with respect to the transients.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

A) A common carrier is required to provide a seat for all its passengers.
B) An injury to a passenger by a fellow passenger does not subject a common carrier to liability for damages.
C) A common carrier has a responsibility to ensure the absolute safety of its passengers.
D) The liability of a common carrier for a passenger's safety begins when the passenger enters the waiting platform.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

A) A person who comes to dine at the restaurant of a hotel and leaves after paying his bill.
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 comes to visit a friend who is staying at a hotel and leaves after a couple of hours.
D) A person who lives within a short distance from a hotel but rents a room at the hotel and remains there overnight.

Question 5

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

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.

Question 6

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

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 7

A common carrier of people is usually not required to transport any person who requires unusual attention.

Question 8

A common carrier is held liable if it is found transporting goods that pose a menace to health.

Question 9

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

Question 10

To be called a guest, a person ought to have traveled a long distance and reached the hotel.

Question 11

What are the primary duties of a hotelkeeper? Elaborate the ways in which a hotelkeeper might limit his liability for these duties.

Question 12

A boardinghouse keeper is usually less willing to accommodate transients than a hotel keeper is.

Question 13

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

Question 14

The difference between a straight bill of lading and an order bill of lading is that:

A) a straight bill of lading is negotiable while an order bill of lading is nonnegotiable.
B) a straight bill of lading lists the limitations on the liability of a carrier while an order bill of lading does not.
C) a straight bill of lading is nonnegotiable while an order bill of lading is negotiable.
D) an order bill of lading lists the limitations on the liability of a carrier while a straight bill of lading does not.

Question 15

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

Question 16

A bill of lading refers to:

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 17

A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable.

Question 18

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

Question 19

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.

Question 20

A bill of lading sets out limitations on a carrier's liability.