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"Used Car Problems." Marcy purchased a used car from ABC Motors. Six months later the police seized the car from Marcy on the basis that it was a stolen vehicle. Marcy asked for her money back from ABC Motors. The manager there told her that the car was not stolen, but that even if it were, ABC Motors acted in good faith with no knowledge of a theft; and that, therefore, Marcy, as a good-faith purchaser, had a good title. ABC Motors had also sold a used car to Frank who wrote a bad check for the car and left town, but not before selling the car to Betty. Betty purchased the car with no knowledge of any problem with the check. ABC Motors asked Betty to return the car, but she refused. She explained that she had given the car to her son, Billy. -What kind of title did Frank have?


A) Good
B) Void
C) Voidable
D) Absolute
E) Illegal

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is true regarding types of common-carrier delivery contracts?


A) Common-carrier delivery contracts include origin and shipment contracts, but not destination or transfer contracts.
B) Common-carrier delivery contracts include destination contracts, but not origin, transfer, or shipment contracts.
C) Common-carrier delivery contracts include transfer contracts but not origin, shipment, or destination contracts.
D) Common-carrier delivery contracts include origin and transfer contracts, but not destination contracts.
E) Common-carrier delivery contracts include origin and destination contracts, but not transfer contracts.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The UCC defines a[n] _____ as the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price.


A) Sale
B) Consignment
C) Lease
D) Title swap
E) Ownership

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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With a simple delivery contract involving a merchant, when does risk of loss transfer to the buyer?


A) When money is transferred
B) When the items are tendered
C) When the buyer takes possession
D) One day after goods are identified to the contract
E) When goods are identified to the contract

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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"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 involved in a collision, and the furniture was significantly damaged. -Which of the following is a type of contract that Ralph and Good Times Furniture entered into?


A) A common-carrier delivery contract
B) A trucking contract
C) A goods-in-bailment contract
D) A conditional sales contract
E) A conditional delivery contract

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following was the result in the Case Opener involving whether title had passed to the entity that received shipment although shipment was made to the wrong party thereby preventing a lawsuit by the assignee of the original owner against the shipping company?


A) That because the shipper breached its contract by improperly delivering goods, the lawsuit by the assignee was not barred.
B) That because title and risk of loss had not passed from the seller, who had contracted with the shipper, to the buyer at the time of transfer, the lawsuit by the assignee was not barred.
C) That the lawsuit by the assignee was barred because an origin title was involved, and risk of loss had passed to the buyer by the time of delivery, leaving the seller with no rights.
D) That the lawsuit by the assignee was barred because a destination title was involved, and risk of loss had passed to the buyer by the time of delivery, leaving the seller with no rights.
E) That while the original seller may have had rights to sue, the lawsuit by the assignee was barred under the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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If a shipment contract is vague or ambiguous on the issue, an origin contract will be presumed.

A) True
B) False

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"Used Car Problems." Marcy purchased a used car from ABC Motors. Six months later the police seized the car from Marcy on the basis that it was a stolen vehicle. Marcy asked for her money back from ABC Motors. The manager there told her that the car was not stolen, but that even if it were, ABC Motors acted in good faith with no knowledge of a theft; and that, therefore, Marcy, as a good-faith purchaser, had a good title. ABC Motors had also sold a used car to Frank who wrote a bad check for the car and left town, but not before selling the car to Betty. Betty purchased the car with no knowledge of any problem with the check. ABC Motors asked Betty to return the car, but she refused. She explained that she had given the car to her son, Billy. -Assuming that the car was stolen prior to delivery to ABC Motors and without the knowledge of any representative of ABC Motors, what kind of title did ABC Motors have?


A) Void
B) Good
C) Voidable so long as ABC Motors can prove that it had never been charged with dealing in stolen merchandise.
D) Voidable so long as ABC Motors can prove that none of its representatives were negligent in disregarding evidence of the theft at any time prior to its resale to Marcy.
E) Voidable so long as no manager of ABC Motors had made an affirmative representation that the car was not stolen.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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If a buyer and seller execute a contract and the seller subsequently places the goods with a common carrier for delivery to the buyer, the parties have executed a common-carrier delivery contract.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following references goods that are in some kind of storage so the seller cannot transfer physical possession of them?


A) Goods in transit
B) Goods in bailment
C) General to contract
D) Stored pending payment
E) Stored in transit

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following occurs when goods are delivered to a buyer via a common carrier, such as a trucking line?


A) A simple delivery contract
B) A common-carrier delivery contract
C) A goods-in-bailment contract
D) An average delivery contract
E) A delivery-carrier contract

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following is true if an owner entrusts the possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind?


A) The merchant can transfer all rights in the goods to a buyer in the ordinary course of business.
B) The merchant can only transfer voidable title until any funds in the possession of the merchant are transferred to the owner.
C) The merchant can only transfer void title until any funds in the possession of the merchant are transferred to the owner.
D) The merchant can only transfer temporary title until any funds in the possession of the merchant are transferred to the owner.
E) The merchant must have any purchaser sign a document acknowledging that the purchaser will return the goods upon the request of the owner.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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"Used Car Problems." Marcy purchased a used car from ABC Motors. Six months later the police seized the car from Marcy on the basis that it was a stolen vehicle. Marcy asked for her money back from ABC Motors. The manager there told her that the car was not stolen, but that even if it were, ABC Motors acted in good faith with no knowledge of a theft; and that, therefore, Marcy, as a good-faith purchaser, had a good title. ABC Motors had also sold a used car to Frank who wrote a bad check for the car and left town, but not before selling the car to Betty. Betty purchased the car with no knowledge of any problem with the check. ABC Motors asked Betty to return the car, but she refused. She explained that she had given the car to her son, Billy. -Assuming the car was stolen without any knowledge of ABC Motors, which of the following is true regarding the manager's statement that Marcy has a good title?


A) The manager is correct.
B) The manager is correct only if Marcy can establish true consumer status meaning that she had not bought or sold over three cars in the previous six months.
C) The manager is correct only if Marcy can establish true consumer status meaning that she had not bought or sold over three cars in the previous year.
D) The manager is incorrect because Marcy has voidable title.
E) The manager is incorrect because Marcy has void title.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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"Used Car Problems." Marcy purchased a used car from ABC Motors. Six months later the police seized the car from Marcy on the basis that it was a stolen vehicle. Marcy asked for her money back from ABC Motors. The manager there told her that the car was not stolen, but that even if it were, ABC Motors acted in good faith with no knowledge of a theft; and that, therefore, Marcy, as a good-faith purchaser, had a good title. ABC Motors had also sold a used car to Frank who wrote a bad check for the car and left town, but not before selling the car to Betty. Betty purchased the car with no knowledge of any problem with the check. ABC Motors asked Betty to return the car, but she refused. She explained that she had given the car to her son, Billy. -What kind of title did Betty have?


A) Good
B) Void
C) Voidable
D) Absolute
E) Illegal

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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Which of the following occurs when the sale itself is contingent on approval?


A) A transferable contract
B) An unapproved contract
C) An average delivery contract
D) A conditional sales contract
E) A goods-in-transfer contract

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following is held when someone unknowingly purchases stolen goods?


A) Void title
B) Voidable title
C) Good title
D) Examined title
E) Substantiated title

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following occurs when purchased goods are transferred to the buyer from the seller at either the time of the sale or some time later by the seller's delivery, and the seller has an agent deliver the goods to the buyer?


A) A voidable delivery contract
B) An average delivery contract
C) A simple delivery contract
D) A complex delivery contract
E) An acknowledged sale

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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With a simple delivery contract, when is an insurable interest in the buyer created?


A) When money is transferred
B) When the items are delivered
C) When the buyer takes possession
D) When the goods are identified to the contract
E) When goods are identified to the buyer

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Identification of when the risk of loss attaches is important in regards to the right of indemnification.

A) True
B) False

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What does the term "FAS" when used as a shipping term represent?


A) Found as Seen
B) Fee as Selected
C) Freedom Alongside
D) Free Alongside
E) Found as Selected

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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