Identify the statement that is true of a bailee's duty of care.
A) The bailee is liable to the bailor even if the property is lost or damaged without the fault or negligence of the bailee.
B) If the bailment is solely for the benefit of the bailor, then the bailee has no duty to care for the bailor's property.
C) If the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailee, then the bailee may be held to a lower degree of care.
D) The bailee must use the same kind of care a reasonable person would use to protect his or her own property in a mutual benefit bailment.

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Whether the bailee in a particular case exercised reasonable care depends in part on who is benefiting from the bailment. If it is a mutual benefit bailment, then the bailee must use ordinary care, which is the same kind of care a reasonable person would use to protect his own property in that situation.

Identify the Statement That Is True of a Bailee's Duty