CHAPTER 15—SPECIAL BAILMENTS Key
1. A private carrier’s contract for transporting goods is an example of:
2. In the case of a common carrier that transports goods on a regular basis, the term consignee refers to:
3. A bill of lading refers to:
4. Which of the following is true of the transportation of goods through a common carrier?
5. The difference between a straight bill of lading and an order bill of lading is that:
6. Which of the following is true of the liability of a common carrier of people?
7. Which of the following parties would qualify as a guest at a hotel?
8. A common carrier may refuse service that is unprofitable.
9. A common carrier of people is usually not required to transport any person who requires unusual attention.
10. A carrier of goods is not liable for unusual natural occurrences such as floods.
11. A common carrier is held liable if it is found transporting goods that pose a menace to health.
12. A bill of lading sets out limitations on a carrier’s liability.
13. A common carrier of people is required to assist passengers when necessary for alighting.
14. The laws of a hotelkeeper also apply to a boardinghouse keeper.
15. A hotel that caters to both permanent residents and transients is a hotelkeeper only with respect to the
16. To be called a guest, a person ought to have traveled a long distance and reached the hotel.
17. A boardinghouse keeper is usually less willing to accommodate transients than a hotel keeper is.
18. A hotelkeeper is not liable if a guest’s behavior increases the risk of a criminal attack.
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.
20. What are the primary duties of a hotelkeeper? Elaborate the ways in which a hotelkeeper might limit his
liability for these duties.