Carl requested Simple Delivery Service to pick up a refrigerator at his home and deliver it to his cottage, some 160 kilometres away. Simple Delivery picked up the refrigerator, but through a mix up in delivery bills, lost the refrigerator. Common carriers, such as Simple Delivery Service, are bailees for reward.

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Common carriers, such as Simple Delivery Service, are considered bailees for reward because they are entrusted with the property (in this case, a refrigerator) for the purpose of transportation in exchange for a fee, thereby creating a bailment relationship.

Carl Requested Simple Delivery Service to Pick Up a Refrigerator