Deck 15: Special Bailments

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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 6

The laws regarding hotelkeepers do not apply to boardinghouse keepers.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable. ​

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

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 13

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

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 14

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 15

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

Question 16

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

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 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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.