Tom Makes Pottery in His Spare Time

question 28

Multiple Choice

Tom makes pottery in his spare time.Jackie asks if he'd sell her a particular covered bowl.Later that day,he telephones her and says she can have it for $50.She agrees,so he tells her he'll wrap it up for her and it will be ready in half an hour.Six days later,Jackie had not yet come for the bowl when a dog knocks the box off the shelf and breaks the bowl.Who is liable?

• A) Tom,because he is a merchant regarding the pottery and Jackie had not yet received the bowl
• B) Tom,because the bowl was in his possession when the dog broke it
• C) Jackie,because she had identified the bowl
• D) Jackie,because Tom had it ready for her to pick up for nearly a week

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Definitions:

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