The 1992 Chicago Flood Required That Marshall Fields Downtown Store

question 72

Multiple Choice

The 1992 Chicago flood required that Marshall Fields downtown store close its doors for several days while crews worked to clean up damage caused by the flood waters.Identify this loss.

• A)Business interruption loss
• B)Preventative loss
• C)Accidental loss
• D)Extra expense loss
• E)Punitive loss

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Definitions:

Nonconforming Goods

Products shipped to a buyer that do not meet the specifications or quality standards agreed upon in the contract.

Merchant Seller

A business or individual that sells goods to consumers in the course of their trade or business.

Nonmerchant Buyer

An individual or entity that purchases goods but does not regularly deal in goods of that kind, thus lacking certain protections and obligations under commercial law.

Risk of Loss

A legal term denoting the liability for damage to goods in a sales contract, determining who bears the risk if the goods are damaged or lost.