Exam 3: Intentional Torts

Another term for injurious falsehood is

Jeff, the owner of a music store, suspects that Tina has shoplifted several CDs. Jeff approached Tina just after she left the store and demanded to look into her purse. Tina refused and started to walk away whereupon Jeff grabbed Tina's arm and her purse fell to the ground and several CDs fell out. Which of the following statements best describes the legal position?

In order for the tort of false imprisonment to be committed, the victim must have been physically restrained and locked up.

Which of the following is an unintentional tort?

A property owner can use reasonable force to remove a trespasser.

Which of the following is NOT a defamation defence?

Ted loaned his snow blower to Rajesh but told him he had to return it by January 7 when Ted would be home from vacation. Ted went to Rajesh on January 7 and asked for it back, but Rajesh said he had taken it to his chalet up north and was keeping it as Ted owed him money for a fence repair and the snow blower was worth about that much. As a result Rajesh is

A doctor is concerned that if a patient doesn't have an operation, the patient may become very ill. There is a very slight chance of blindness from the operation. The chance is so slight that the doctor does not tell the patient for fear the patient may not have the operation. The patient consents to the operation. The operation is not a success, and the patient goes blind. Which of the following is TRUE? The doctor has

A store has the right to search the bags of a person that they honestly suspect has stolen goods.

When Jose Lopez left General Motors and took an executive position with Volkswagen, General Motors (GM)accused him of taking top secret designs and strategies. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Zenon Rostov writes in a letter to Georgi Bakhunin that Edward Branson has been convicted of fraud. Georgi repeats this false information orally to Natalya Orlov. Which of the following is TRUE?

Vian Corp. offered Ken Ng $300,000 if he would quit working for the rival Avar Ltd. and join Vian. Despite having 2 years left on his contract, Ken quit Avar and took his client lists with him and joined Vian. Ken has continued to contact his former Avar clients and Avar is furious. As a result which of the following statements is FALSE? Avar can

Jack thought it would be fun to paint rude swear words all over the mailboxes in his apartment building. If Jack was caught, the building owner could sue Jack for

Sally was in a bar at the counter enjoying her drink, when a another patron Bev, who was drunk accused her of making eyes at her favourite bartender. Sally ignored this whereupon Bev hit her in her face causing a slight cut and attempted to grab her hair. Sally pushed Bev down whereupon two men held onto Bev to prevent her from continuing her attack. Sally then threw a bottle of beer at Bertha, striking her below her eye. Which of the following statements best describes the legal position?

An employer is required to compensate for harm caused by its employees in the course of work due to the principle of

Barry and Larry are neighbours who often borrow tools and equipment from each other. On one occasion Barry borrowed Larry's lawnmower and forgot to return it. Two months later, Barry died and his wife Sylvia became the executor of his estate. Six months after Barry's death, Larry told Sylvia that he wanted back his lawnmower but Sylvia who refused to give it to him as she mistakenly believed that it had belonged to her husband. Which of the following statements best describes the legal position?

Jimmy Lane, the owner of a convenience store, suspects that Tom has shoplifted a can of pop. Jimmy approached Tom and demanded to look into his backpack. Tom refused whereupon Jimmy grabbed Tom, spun him around and opened his backpack to discover the can of pop. Which of the following statements best describes the legal position?

Markland International a company specializing in fashion distribution wishes to expand its operations in Asia and in order to do so offered Peter Ramsey a senior employee of its main competitor Greyland Inc, $75,000 to come and work for it. Peter brought with him documents showing Greyland's marketing strategy for Asia which Markland has used. Which of the following is TRUE?

Burger World is a major fast food chain and it bought its coffee from Koffee Inc. Jake is a salesman for Java Inc. Lisa works for Burger World and is in charge of purchasing supplies such as coffee. Jake offers Lisa $250,000 if she will stop buying coffee from Koffee Inc. and purchase coffee from Java Inc. Lisa agrees and stops buying from Koffee and purchases only Java Inc. coffee. Koffee Inc. is very upset at losing the Burger World account as it sold over $7 million in coffee each year to Burger World. If Koffee Inc. discovers this agreement between Lisa and Jake, Koffee Inc. can

Ray was very angry at Mitchell when he lost a bet to him over a hockey game. Ray walked by Mitchell's car and used his keys to put a deep scratch into the side of Mitchell's car. As a result Ray could be liable for