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 or the $5,000 from Baldwin.

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Cross-Country Trucking Company can recover the $5,000 from Baldwin because the contract was valid, and they fulfilled their end of the bargain by delivering the crates. The fact that the goods were stolen is not relevant to the contract, and Baldwin is still obligated to pay for the delivery services. However, recovering the stolen goods is not their responsibility as it is not part of their contract with Baldwin.

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