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If Property Is Lost or Damaged During a Bailment, the Burden

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If property is lost or damaged during a bailment, the burden of proof may shift.Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to that rule?


A) If the burden of proof shifts, it moves from the bailor to the bailee.
B) The rule allowing the burden of proof to shift was originally based on the desire to discourage unwarranted lawsuits.
C) The burden of proof shifts only if the bailment involved a common carrier.
D) The burden of proof shifts only if neither party can explain how the property became lost or damaged during the bailment.
E) The usual effect of shifting the burden is to transform the transaction from a rental into a sale.

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