Multiply Choice 1. Which of the following requirements must be met to create a bailment? I. Delivery

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1. Which of the following requirements must be met to create a bailment?
I. Delivery of personal property to the intended bailee
II. Possession by the intended bailee
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of the above

2. Consider the following:
I. A house (value: $150,000)
II. A giant high-definition television in the house (value: $4,999)
III. The land that the house sits upon (value: $30,000)
IV. An old car in the house’s garage (value: $5,001)
How many of these items are personal property?
(a) All four of them
(b) Three of them
(c) Two of them
(d) One of them
(e) None of them

3. Holding out an envelope, Alan says, “Ben, I’m giving you these opera tickets.” Without taking the envelope, Ben replies, “Why would I want opera tickets? Loser.”Alan leaves, crestfallen. Later that day, a girl whom Ben has liked for some time says, “I sure wish I were going to the opera tonight.” Ben scrambles, calls Alan, and says, “Alan, old buddy, I accept your gift of the opera tickets. I’m on my way over to pick them up.”
Does Ben have a legal right to the tickets?
(a) Yes, because Alan intended to transfer ownership
(b) Yes, because offers to give gifts cannot be revoked
(c) No, because no consideration was given
(d) No, because Ben did not accept the gift when offered

4. Gina has season tickets to Cardinals games. One Monday, she promises to give her tickets to Friday’s game to Ed, a friend who works across town. On Tuesday, Gina hands the tickets to Al, an administrative assistant. An hour later, when Al still has the tickets and has not given them to Ed, Gina returns. “Sorry,” she says, “but my cousins are coming to town this weekend. I’ll need those tickets back.” Gina is entitled to get the tickets back if Al works for.
(a) Gina
(b) Ed
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above

5. Craig finds a rare 1955 double-date penny, worth $4,000, on a city sidewalk outside a coin collectors’ convention. The penny is ---------- property. If the true owner cannot be found, then the penny will belong to-----------.
(a) Lost, Craig
(b) Lost, the city
(c) Abandoned, Craig
(d) Abandoned, the city
(e) Mislaid, Craig

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Business Law and the Legal Environment

ISBN: 978-1111530600

6th Edition

Authors: Jeffrey F. Beatty, Susan S. Samuelson, Dean A. Bredeson

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