Home Products Store buys furniture from Relax Furniture,Inc.The parties agree that the furniture will be shipped "F.O.B.Relax's warehouse" to Home Products via Swifty Shipping Corporation.The furniture is lost in transit.The loss is suffered by

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According to the F.O.B. (Free on Board) agreement, the responsibility of the goods shifts from the seller (Relax Furniture) to the buyer (Home Products) once the goods are loaded onto the carrier (Swifty Shipping Corporation). Therefore, the loss of the furniture during transit is the responsibility of Home Products as the buyer. Swifty Shipping Corporation may be liable if they were negligent in their duties, but it does not affect the fact that Home Products is ultimately responsible for the loss. Relax Furniture is not responsible as they fulfilled their obligation by delivering the furniture to Swifty Shipping's warehouse.

Home Products Store Buys Furniture from Relax Furniture,Inc