Inga Runs a Swedish Health Spa in Connecticut

question 39

Multiple Choice

Inga runs a Swedish health spa in Connecticut.She orders 100 loofah sponges from a company in California.They are sent "F.O.B.Hartford, Connecticut," but they never arrive.What consequence?

• A) The California company is required to bear the loss since the sponges had not yet reached the F.O.B. point.
• B) It cannot be determined who has the risk of loss from the information given.
• C) The California company and Inga will have to split the loss since they did not specify in their contract when the risk of loss would pass to Inga.
• D) Inga has to pay anyway since it was a destination contract.

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