Question 1

How can title to land be acquired by adverse possession?

Accepted Answer

A trespasser obtains title to

Question 2

List some of the remedies available to a victim of a private nuisance.

Accepted Answer

seeking damages, inj

Question 3

MATCHING
-quality as measured by what the general public deems desirable or useful

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 4

MATCHING
-right of a grantor who has conveyed less than his or her full interest

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 5

Landlords must use reasonable care to make common areas safe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What duty do occupiers owe persons outside the land?

Accepted Answer

(1) a duty of reasonable care as to arti

Question 7

MATCHING
-the right to bring a court action

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 8

When will a court consider using an equitable remedy?

Accepted Answer

when there are no ad

Question 9

Nuisance is a separate tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Intent in trespass to land does not require an intent to enter land wrongfully nor to enter knowingly without permission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Adverse possession can never give a trespasser title to the land on which he or she is trespassing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

MATCHING
-a right, claim, title, or legal share in something

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 13

Wally's house is on fire.He cannot get into any of the doors or windows because of the flames.The house is attached to Peter's house, which is not on fire.No one is home in Peter's house.Wally breaks into Peter's front door with an axe and chops a hole into their common wall in order to get in to make sure no one is trapped inside.Peter sues Wally for the damage done to the door and wall ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Wally can assert the defense of private necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
B) Wally can assert the defense of private necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
C) Wally can assert the defense of public necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
D) Wally can assert the defense of public necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
A) Wally can assert the defense of private necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
B) Wally can assert the defense of private necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
C) Wally can assert the defense of public necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. 
D) Wally can assert the defense of public necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.

Question 14

MATCHING
-unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 15

List several different categories of plaintiffs in premises liability cases.

Accepted Answer

someone not on the land when i

Question 16

Injunction is an equitable remedy, unlike an award of damages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

MATCHING
-one who enters land upon invitation

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 18

An injunction is a form of self-help.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

MATCHING
-not readily visible; hidden

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Question 20

MATCHING
-makes occupier liable to a child trespasser

Accepted Answer

A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee 
A) interest 
B) trespass to land 
C) adverse possession 
D) private nuisance 
E) public nuisance
F)social value
G)injunction
H)self-help
I)comparative negligence
J)standing
K)independent contractor
L)trespasser
M)licensee
N)invitee
O)attractive nuisance
P)latent condition
Q)passenger
R)caveat emptor
S)eversionary interest
T)lessee

Exam 19: Torts Connected With Land

How can title to land be acquired by adverse possession?

List some of the remedies available to a victim of a private nuisance.

MATCHING -quality as measured by what the general public deems desirable or useful

MATCHING -right of a grantor who has conveyed less than his or her full interest

Landlords must use reasonable care to make common areas safe.

What duty do occupiers owe persons outside the land?

MATCHING -the right to bring a court action

When will a court consider using an equitable remedy?

Nuisance is a separate tort.

Intent in trespass to land does not require an intent to enter land wrongfully nor to enter knowingly without permission.

Adverse possession can never give a trespasser title to the land on which he or she is trespassing.

MATCHING -a right, claim, title, or legal share in something

MATCHING -unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public

List several different categories of plaintiffs in premises liability cases.

Injunction is an equitable remedy, unlike an award of damages.

MATCHING -one who enters land upon invitation

An injunction is a form of self-help.

MATCHING -not readily visible; hidden

MATCHING -makes occupier liable to a child trespasser

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

Defamation:

Invasion of Privacy

Misrepresentation, Tortious Interference, and Other Torts

Additional Tort Defenses

Workers Compensation

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