Crystal Purchased a Specific, Fully Functioning Widget from Husker Du

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Essay

Crystal purchased a specific, fully functioning widget from Husker Du Inc.She promised to pay the price of $10 000 within one month.As part of a promotional campaign, Husker Du agreed to deliver the widget to her factory for free.Husker Du Inc.delays shipping the widget to Crystal's place as it forgets about the order.During that delay Husker Du's employee carelessly left its truck unlocked on the street during his lunch break.The widget was stolen from the truck and has never been recovered.Husker Du nevertheless insists that Crystal had already acquired property in the widget by the time of the theft and that she therefore was required to honour her promise to pay $10 000.Is that argument correct? Did property pass to Crystal? Is she required to pay the price? Explain your answer.

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