Harley's Home Store buys furniture from Relax-a-by Furniture,Inc.The parties agree that the furniture will be shipped "F.O.B.Relax-a-by's ware?house" to Harley's via Jiffy Shipping Corporation.The furniture is lost in transit.The loss is suffered by

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The F.O.B. term means that once the furniture is loaded onto the shipping carrier, the risk of loss or damage transfers to the buyer, which in this case is Harley's Home Store. Therefore, Harley's bears the loss and is responsible for filing a claim with the carrier. Relax-a-by Furniture is not responsible as they fulfilled their obligation by shipping the goods to the agreed-upon location. Jiffy Shipping may be liable if they were responsible for the loss, but the details of who is responsible for the loss should be determined by the contract with Jiffy Shipping.

Harley's Home Store Buys Furniture from Relax-A-By Furniture,Inc