a. On April 1, Mary Rich, at the solicitation of Super Fur
Company, delivered a $3,000 mink coat to the company
at its place of business for storage in its vaults until
November 1. On the same day, she paid the company its
customary charge of $20 for such storage. After Mary left
the store, the general manager of the company, on finding
that its storage vaults were already filled to capacity, delivered Mary’s coat to Swift Trucking Company for shipment
to Fur Storage Company. En route, the truck in which
Mary’s coat was being transported was badly damaged by
fire caused by the driver’s negligence, and Mary’s coat was
totally destroyed. Is Super Fur Company liable to Mary for
the value of her coat? Why or why not?
b. Would your answer be the same if Mary’s coat had
been safely delivered to Fur Storage Company and had
been stolen from the company’s storage vaults without
negligence on its part? Why or why not?