Roofing Contractor LLC buys roofing tiles from Shingles Inc. The parties agree that the tiles will be shipped "F.O.B. Shingles" to Roofing via Tristate Shipping Corporation. The tiles are lost in transit. The loss is suffered by

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Since the agreement stated that the tiles would be shipped F.O.B. (Free On Board) from Shingles, the responsibility for the loss during transit falls on Roofing Contractor LLC. F.O.B. means that the goods are the responsibility of the buyer as soon as they leave the seller's facility.

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