Chapter 25 Assessment Answers
Matching Key Terms
1. b 6. f
2. h 7. c
True/False Quiz
11. F 19. F
12. T 20. F
Discussion Questions
27. To create a bailment, the transfer of goods from bailor to bailee must actually occur. Unless
28. Bailments are often classified into four categories: (1) bailments for the sole benefit of the
29. Bailment for Storage: The warehouser will provide a receipt for the goods and will accept the
30. In a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee, the law generally expects the bailee to exercise
Thinking Critically About the Law
32. Because damage done in a parking lot is as difficult to prove as damage resulting from an
Case Questions
37a. N
38a. N
39a. Y
Case Analysis
40. Principle of law: Self-park garages are usually considered licenses and not bailments.
41. Principle of law: A landlord will be held to be a bailee when a bailment relationship is created.
42. Principle of law: Although in most instances self-park garages are not considered bailments, if
43. Principle of law: In a mutual-benefit bailment, the bailee is required to extend reasonable care.
Legal Research
44. Under common law, the hotelkeeper’s liability for the property of guests was near absolute, but
45. Students might locate Web sites for any of the six typical reasons for creating a bailment: sale,
BONUS ACTIVITIES
Divide the class into groups and ask each group to bring an example of a bailment contract to
Have students find articles on a hotel bailment or common carrier bailment, particularly related
