Question 1

How will a court decide if the plaintiff has manifested a willingness to accept the defendant's conduct?

Accepted Answer

The test is whether the defendant was reasonable in believing that the plaintiff agreed.

Question 2

The shopkeeper's privilege can be used by a merchant to detain a person for a reasonable period to investigate whether there has been a theft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is official immunity?

Accepted Answer

a defense under which government employees are not personally liable for torts or other wrongs they commit within the scope of their employment

Question 4

MATCHING
-pressure that overcomes free will

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 5

MATCHING
-the government cannot be sued without its consent

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 6

MATCHING
-protective steps independent of the legal system

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 7

Reasonable force in self-defense can never include deadly force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the defense of defense of others, and when can you use it?

Accepted Answer

the use of reasonable force to

Question 9

The federal government has not waived sovereign immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act for negligence committed at the planning level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is a self-help privilege?

Accepted Answer

It is a right to take reasonable steps t

Question 11

MATCHING
-conduct that indicates a willingness

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 12

MATCHING
-personal property

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 13

Name any six of the nine main self-help privileges.

Accepted Answer

self-defense, defense of other

Question 14

A defense is the response of a party to a claim of another party, setting forth the reason(s) the claim should not be granted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MATCHING
-a 1983 action

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 16

Distinguish between private and public necessity.

Accepted Answer

Private necessity is the privilege to ma

Question 17

MATCHING
-the employer is liable for the torts of the employee

Accepted Answer

A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity 
A) volenti non fit injuria 
B) coercion 
C) implied consent 
D) informed consent 
E) self-help
F)self-defense
G)defense of others
H)private necessity
I)public necessity
J)chattels
K)recapture of chattels
L)sovereign immunity
M)respondeat superior
N)just compensation
O)proprietary function
P)shopkeeper's privilege
Q)ministerial
R)official immunity
S)constitutional tort
T)charitable immunity

Question 18

Reasonable force in defense of property can never include deadly force unless the interference with the property threatens life or limb of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Before force is used to recapture chattels, a request for the return of the chattel must be made unless making the request would be impractical or unsafe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not an element of consent ________?

Accepted Answer

A) The person manifests a willingness to let the conduct occur. 
B) The person's willingness is voluntary. 
C) The person knows the nature and consequences of the conduct. 
D) The person lacks the capacity to consent. 
A) The person manifests a willingness to let the conduct occur. 
B) The person's willingness is voluntary. 
C) The person knows the nature and consequences of the conduct. 
D) The person lacks the capacity to consent.

Exam 23: Additional Tort Defenses

How will a court decide if the plaintiff has manifested a willingness to accept the defendant's conduct?

The shopkeeper's privilege can be used by a merchant to detain a person for a reasonable period to investigate whether there has been a theft.

What is official immunity?

MATCHING -pressure that overcomes free will

MATCHING -the government cannot be sued without its consent

MATCHING -protective steps independent of the legal system

Reasonable force in self-defense can never include deadly force.

What is the defense of defense of others, and when can you use it?

The federal government has not waived sovereign immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act for negligence committed at the planning level.

What is a self-help privilege?

MATCHING -conduct that indicates a willingness

MATCHING -personal property

Name any six of the nine main self-help privileges.

A defense is the response of a party to a claim of another party, setting forth the reason(s) the claim should not be granted.

MATCHING -a 1983 action

Distinguish between private and public necessity.

MATCHING -the employer is liable for the torts of the employee

Reasonable force in defense of property can never include deadly force unless the interference with the property threatens life or limb of others.

Before force is used to recapture chattels, a request for the return of the chattel must be made unless making the request would be impractical or unsafe.

Which of the following is not an element of consent ________?

Introduction to Tort Law and Practice

Foreseeability in Tort Law

Battery

Assault

False Imprisonment and False Arrest

Misuse of Legal Process

Infliction of Emotional Distress

Conversion and Trespass to Chattels

Strict Liability

Negligence: a Summary

Negligence: Duty

Negligence: Breach of Duty

Negligence: Proximate Cause

Negligence: Damages

Negligence: Defenses

Products Liability

Survival and Wrongful Death

Torts Against and Within the Family

Torts Connected With Land

Defamation:

Invasion of Privacy

Misrepresentation, Tortious Interference, and Other Torts

Workers Compensation

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