Final answer:
In bailment cases, the ballee can be strictly liable in situations involving a hotel not providing a safe for guests and a store holding lost-and-found articles.
Step-by-step explanation:
In bailment cases, the ballee (the party receiving the goods) is strictly liable for loss or damage to the goods under certain circumstances. In the question, two situations can be identified where the ballee will be strictly liable:
- A hotel which fails to provide a safe for guests: If a hotel doesn't provide a safe for guests to store their valuable items, and those items are subsequently lost or stolen, the hotel can be held strictly liable for the loss.
- A store holding lost-and-found articles in a back room: If a store assumes possession and control of lost-and-found articles, they become strictly liable for any loss or damage to those items while in their possession.
The other situations mentioned, such as someone storing a friend's car in their garage and a freight moving company carrying goods for a company, would not typically result in strict liability for the ballee.
In contract labor situations, a common way laborers could fall into debt bondage was by buying goods at a store owned by the employer. This practice often resulted in inflated prices and unfair terms, which made it nearly impossible for workers to pay off their debts and resulted in a cycle of dependency and indebtedness to the employer. From the given options, b. buying goods at a store owned by the employer is the correct answer as it directly leads to a situation where the employee accrues debt to the employer, creating a situation of bondage.