Exam 8: Torts

A crime is a wrong that arises from a violation of a private duty,whereas a tort is a wrong that arises from a violation of a public duty.

Plaintiffs are typically awarded punitive damages in negligence cases.

Assault is the intentional,wrongful touching of another person without that person's consent.

In order to establish the tort of false imprisonment,a person must show imprisonment for:

Maria intentionally attempts to have Patty break a contract with Alfred.Maria will be liable under which theory of tort?

The assumption of risk defense has been abolished in several states.

Professionals have a duty to perform their functions at the same level as would a reasonable person.

Bruce opens a used car lot but has difficulty competing with Humdinger Motors,a much larger used car lot down the street.In his newspaper ad,Bruce includes the false statement,"Humdinger sells cars with defective titles." Humdinger experiences an immediate decrease in sales.Bruce has most likely committed the tort of:

Libel is the printed equivalent of the spoken form of defamation known as slander.

The tort of invasion of privacy includes all of the following except:

When contributory negligence is proven,damages awarded are reduced based on the plaintiff's degree of fault but the plaintiff can still recover some damages.

A wrong that arises from a violation of a private duty is called a:

In numerous states,former employers are protected by a qualified privilege for factual comments made about former employees who are applying for jobs at other companies.

Philip Laws leased an apartment from Candice Sutton.Laws had notified Sutton on more than one occasion that the wooden steps to his apartment were decaying and in need of repair.Laws claimed that he had to leave the outside light on to avoid portions of the steps that no longer would bear his weight when he came in at night.Sutton promised to repair the steps while Laws was away on a business trip.Accordingly,Laws did not leave lights on during his absence.When he returned three nights later,Laws was injured when one of the steps broke under his weight as he was entering his apartment.Laws sued Sutton.Sutton replied that she should not bear liability for Laws' injury because Laws knew of the condition of the steps and had not taken the customary precaution of lighting the area.Based on what you have learned in thisChapter,decide the case.

Dan is a famous syndicated radio personality for BratRadio.He has a distinctive voice and manner of speaking.MoreTalk,BratRadio's competitor hires Gordon,who sounds nearly identical to Dan,to host a competing show.MoreTalk encourages Gordon to imitate Hugh as closely as possible while on the air.MoreTalk is most likely to be liable for:

Causing someone's character to be questioned is a wrong against the person and is the tort of defamation.

Georgia is at a crowded carnival.As she's trying to get to the corn dog stand,someone in the crowd accidentally pushes and into another carnival-goer,causing that carnival-goer to get a black eye.Georgia is guilty of the tort of assault.

The use of someone's car without that person's permission is a trespass to personal property.

A trespass to personal property is any unpermitted entry below,on,across,or above the land of another.

Slander of title and trade libel are collectively known as product __________.