Exam 7: Intentional Torts

Mary's car was parked just outside the east door of the Civic Center. When she tried to exit, three ominous-looking gang members were blocking that door. She called the police who arrested the three for loitering. If Mary brings suit against them for false imprisonment:

Disparagement differs from defamation in that defamation pertains to personal reputation, whereas disparagement pertains to economic interests.

There is a(n)

In order to constitute a battery, contact need not cause physical injury.

The intentional exercise of dominion or control over another's personal property which so seriously interferes with the other's right of control as to justly require the payment of full value for the property is:

Invasion of privacy is in reality a collection of four distinct torts.

A person would be liable to the rightful owner of stolen property for conversion even though the person bought it in good faith from the thief and without knowledge that it had been stolen.

In many instances the same facts will give rise to both an action for false light and defamation.

The Restatement Third, Torts:

Sally, while walking in a park, got hit on the head with a baseball. The ball was thrown at her by Aaron who intended to hit her to show off in front of his friends. She may recover damages for:

Mark gave the keys to his apartment to his friend Jack so Jack could sleep after a late-night study session. When Jack walked in, Mark's roommate, Sam, was standing behind the door in the dark, holding a baseball bat over his head. Jack flicked on the light and Sam saw it was Jack, so he lowered the bat before Jack noticed him. In this case:

A major difference between trespass to personal property and conversion is that the latter does not require intent to harm whereas trespass does.

Which of the following is not an element of a tort?

A person can be guilty of trespass whether he or she intended or did not intend to violate the other's rights.

Handwritten, typewritten, printed, pictorial, or televised defamation is:

The same act can never be both a tort and a crime.

Abuse of process applies even when there is probable cause or when the plaintiff or prosecution succeeds in the litigation.

A letter sent to someone falsely accusing her of being a murderer constitutes the tort of defamation.

An absolute privilege exists to protect which of the following in defamation cases?

Generally, consent is not a defense in an intentional tort action.