Howard Bernstein v. Richard Noble

1. Who were the parties involved in the case? (plaintiff/defendant/respondent/petitioner)

Howard Bernstein the _fill in the blank____ and Richard Noble the ___fill in the blank____

2. What were the facts in the case?

Noble, a resident of Washington D.C. ordered a stereo tuner from a store in Maine. The unit was shipped and was received by McLean, the receptionist/switchboard operator in Nobles apartment building. She placed the tuner in a small room where packages for tenants were kept. When McLean went off duty at 4pm the package was still in the room.

By the next day it was gone; only the empty box in which the unit had been shipped was found outside the building. Noble brought suit, claiming that a bailment existed. The landlord, Bernstein, denied responsibility and pointed out a provision in the lease that the landlord is not responsible for the property of tenants and that, even if an employee of the landlord does store, move or handle a tenants property he or she does so as the tenants agent.

3. What was the Rule of Law in the case? (Rule of law the court applies to determine the rights of the parties)

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4.Who won the case? Why?

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