Cengage Advantage Books: Law for Business 18th Edition by John Ashcroft ,Janet Ashcroft

Exercise 1

Robert Kulovany was injured while working when he fell through the floor of a trailer. Kulovany's employer leased the trailer from Cerco Products Inc. and had had the trailer in its possession for twenty months. At the time of the injury, there was a visible defect in the floor of the trailer. Under the lease agreement, Kulovany's employer had a duty to inspect the trailer for defects. Kulovany sued Cerco. As the bailor in a mutual-benefit bailment, was Cerco liable for Kulovany's injuries? [Kulovany v. Cerco Products Inc., 809 N.Y.S.2d 48 (N.Y. App. Div.)]