Cross-Country Trucking Company contracts with Baldwin to transport crated goods to a certain destination for $5,000. Cross-Country delivers the crates,but Baldwin does not pay. Cross-Country learns that the crates contained stolen goods. Cross-Country can
A)do nothing with respect to the contract.
B)recover $5,000 from Baldwin.
C)recover the goods but not the $5,000 from Baldwin.
D)recover the goods and the $5,000 from Baldwin.

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Even though the goods were stolen, Cross-Country fulfilled their part of the contract by delivering the crates to the designated destination. Therefore, they are entitled to the agreed-upon payment of $5,000 from Baldwin. However, Cross-Country cannot keep the stolen goods and must turn them over to the proper authorities.

Cross-Country Trucking Company Contracts with Baldwin to Transport Crated Goods