Carrier Inc. agrees to pick up two truckloads of housewares for Discount Corporation and store the contents to be delivered later. After Carrier unloads the goods at its warehouse, some of them disappear from the loading dock. A court will presume that
A) Carrier was negligent.
B) Discount was negligent.
C) the goods were stolen through no fault of Carrier.
D) the warehouse is in a high-crime area.

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A court will presume that Carrier was negligent because they had custody of the goods and are responsible for their safekeeping.