Question

Wrecked Furniture. Ralph buys new furniture for his living room from Good Times Furniture. It is agreed that the goods will be placed with a common carrier for delivery. The contract between Ralph and Good Times is ambiguous regarding whether the seller had the duty to deliver the goods only to the common carrier's hands or whether the seller had the duty to deliver the goods to Ralph's home. Unfortunately, on the way to Ralph's home, through no fault of the delivery driver, the delivery truck was wrecked and the furniture was significantly damaged. Which of the following is the type of contract that Ralph and Good Times Furniture entered into?

Multiple Choice
A trucking contract
A common-carrier delivery contract
A conditional delivery contract
A conditional sales contract
A goods-in-bailment contract

Answer 1

The products were to be delivered by a third-party carrier under the terms of a common-carrier delivery agreement that Ralph and Good Times Furniture engaged in.

Step-by-step explanation:

The particular terms of delivery are unclear in the contract, leaving it unclear whether the seller has a duty to deliver the products to Ralph's house or only to the carrier's hands.