Mary Stevens of Denver, Colorado, had taken her brother to an expensive lunch to celebrate his job promotion. When it came time to pay the bill, Mary noticed that her Visa credit card was missing from her wallet, so she paid with her Mastercard. While driving home, Mary remembered that she had last used her Visa card a week ago. She became concerned that a salesperson or someone else could have taken it and might be fraudulently charging purchases on her card.
a. Summarize Mary’s legal rights in this situation.
b. Discuss the likelihood that Mary must pay Visa for any illegal charges to the account.