Kim goes to a restaurant for supper.She gives her expensive jacket to the coat-check person and receives a claim check.Later,when Kim is about to leave,she discovers that her jacket is missing.Which of the following best describes this situation?

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This situation fits the definition of a bailment, which is the transfer of possession of personal property from one person (the bailor, in this case Kim) to another person (the bailee, in this case the coat-check person) with the understanding that the property will be returned later. The bailee had a duty to return the jacket to Kim, and the fact that it is now missing suggests that the bailee may have breached that duty.

Kim Goes to a Restaurant for Supper