Exam 7: Intentional Torts

Andrew noticed Michael and his pregnant wife Georgette walking down the street and, as a joke, drove his car within inches of Michael. Michael wasn't injured, but his wife suffered severe mental distress and needed to be hospitalized in order to save the pregnancy. Andrew has:

Ray threw a bomb into the office of his insurance agent, intending to kill the agent because the company had disallowed his claim. The agent wasn't in the building, but the bomb seriously injured his secretary, who was working in the office. Ray:

In an article about a prominent judge, a newspaper indicates the possibility that the judge had organized crime connections. The judge sues. The judge will have a cause of action:

A(n) is a non-trespassory invasion of another's interest in the private use and enjoyment of land.

Daniel and Lena have spent months looking for their dream home. One day they saw it and fell in love with everything about the house. They asked the realtor to draw up a purchase agreement, which they then signed. After signing the papers, they asked the realtor whether the house was in good shape. The realtor said that it was. When the Daniel and Lena moved into the house, they realized that the basement had serious water problems and that the roof leaked. They now want to sue the realtor. What tort should they consider? If they sue the realtor for this tort, will they win? Why or why not? Explain.

The constitutional privilege protects the press in a defamation action:

How does infliction of emotional distress differ from assault and battery? What types of situations are covered by infliction of emotional distress that would not be covered by assault and battery? Give an example.

Tammy joined a religious cult while a student at college. Her father hired a deprogrammer who spent several weeks with her, during which they occasionally went on outings. After Tammy met with her boyfriend one weekend, she rejoined the cult. If she sues her father and the deprogrammer for false imprisonment, Tammy:

Under the Third Restatement of Torts, a person acts recklessly if the person:

Fraudulent or intentional misrepresentation is covered under Section of the Restatement.

Arnold wrote a defamatory letter regarding Bill which he mailed to Bill, but which he did not show to anyone else. Arnold has committed:

All conversions of personal property are trespasses, but not all trespasses to personal property are conversions.

Qualified privilege depends upon proper use of the privilege.

Bodily contact that is harmful or offensive can give rise to the tort of:

Intent as used in the law of intentional torts requires the defendant to:

Storeowners can occasionally have a problem with liability for false imprisonment when they seek to question a suspected shoplifter.

A person may employ deadly force to protect his property.

Business torts consist of:

Only the intentional destruction of personal property and not the use of the property in an unauthorized manner can give rise to a cause of action for conversion.

Define appropriation and give an example.