At common law,the risk of loss for shipped goods falls upon the person or party who had "technical title" at the time the goods were damaged or destroyed.

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The common law placed the risk on the party who had technical title at the time of the loss during a commercial transaction.The Code rejects this approach and provides specific rules governing risk of loss that are designed to provide certainty and to place the risk on the party best able to protect against loss and most likely to be insured against it.

At Common Law,the Risk of Loss for Shipped Goods Falls