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Did Mark create a bailment when he told Maria he left her keys under the porch mat?

A. No, because she should not have given them in the first place.

B. Yes, because he told her he was going to leave them.

C. Yes, because she agreed to the arrangement originally.

D. No, because the keys were not delivered to Maria.

Answer:

D. No because the keys were not delivered to Maria.

When Mark told Maria he left her keys under the porch mat, a bailment was not created because the keys were not actually delivered to Maria. A bailment typically involves the transfer of possession of personal property from one party to another for a specific purpose, with the property being returned at a later time. In this case, since Maria could not find the keys, there was no actual delivery of the keys to her, so a bailment was not established.

It is important to ensure that there is clear and actual delivery of the property for a bailment to be created. In this situation, even though Mark informed Maria about the keys' location, the keys themselves were not physically in Maria's possession, which is a key factor in determining if a bailment exists.

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