Question 1

All tort actions today survive the death of the victim or alleged tortfeasor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: decedent's assets and debts

Accepted Answer

The Answer of pecuniary and estate and survival and Lord is...

Question 3

Under modern statutory law, what personal torts survive in most states when death is not caused by those torts?

Accepted Answer

In most states, personal torts that are invasions of tangible interests survive, but personal torts that are invasions of intangible interests do not survive.

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: capable of being touched or seen

Accepted Answer

The Answer of pecuniary and tortious and tangible and survival is...

Question 5

What are the two main methods used by states to allow recovery for wrongful death?

Accepted Answer

The state might enlarge the su

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: caused by a tort

Accepted Answer

The Answer of pecuniary and common law and tortfeasor and is...

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: "pure" death action

Accepted Answer

The Answer of tortfeasor and personal property tort and Lord is...

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: wrongful damage to movable property

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Lord Campbell's Act and tortious and estate is...

Question 9

Match between columns
                        Premises: judge-made law

Accepted Answer

The Answer of tortious and estate and pecuniary and common is...

Question 10

In a tort action that survives the death of the victim (from a cause other than the commission of that tort), the survival action is a new action independent of the one the decedent would have had if he or she had survived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: continuation of a cause of action after the death of the victim or of the alleged wrongdoer

Accepted Answer

The Answer of personal property tort and survival and common is...

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: pertaining to money

Accepted Answer

The Answer of common law and Lord Campbell's Act and is...

Question 13

Common law is statutory law in the absence of judge-made law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under modern statutory law, what personal property torts and what real property torts survive when death is not caused by those torts?

Accepted Answer

All of the

Question 15

What actions survive the death of a decedent whose death was not caused by the defendant? ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal torts that are invasions of tangible interests 
B)  personal torts that are invasions of intangible interests. 
A)  personal torts that are invasions of tangible interests 
B)  personal torts that are invasions of intangible interests.

Question 16

Distinguish between personal property and real property.

Accepted Answer

Personal property is anything

Question 17

A survival action ________

Accepted Answer

A)  is an action brought by the survivors on behalf of the decedent against a defendant (who caused the death of the decedent) to recover what the decedent would have recovered 
B)  is an action brought on behalf of a decedent against a defendant (who did not cause the death of the decedent) to recover for the losses suffered by the survivors due to the death 
C)  is an action brought on behalf of a decedent against a defendant (who did not cause the death of the decedent) to recover what the decedent would have recovered 
D)  is an action that has been expanded to include the wrongful death 
A)  is an action brought by the survivors on behalf of the decedent against a defendant (who caused the death of the decedent) to recover what the decedent would have recovered 
B)  is an action brought on behalf of a decedent against a defendant (who did not cause the death of the decedent) to recover for the losses suffered by the survivors due to the death 
C)  is an action brought on behalf of a decedent against a defendant (who did not cause the death of the decedent) to recover what the decedent would have recovered 
D)  is an action that has been expanded to include the wrongful death

Question 18

Wrongful death is any death caused by a tort or other wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

At common law, why was it cheaper for the tortfeasor to kill the victim than to maim him or her?

Accepted Answer

because the tort cau

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: one who has committed a tort

Accepted Answer

The Answer of common law and personal property tort and is...

All tort actions today survive the death of the victim or alleged tortfeasor.

Under modern statutory law, what personal torts survive in most states when death is not caused by those torts?

What are the two main methods used by states to allow recovery for wrongful death?

In a tort action that survives the death of the victim (from a cause other than the commission of that tort), the survival action is a new action independent of the one the decedent would have had if he or she had survived.

Common law is statutory law in the absence of judge-made law.

Under modern statutory law, what personal property torts and what real property torts survive when death is not caused by those torts?

What actions survive the death of a decedent whose death was not caused by the defendant? ________.

Distinguish between personal property and real property.

A survival action ________

Wrongful death is any death caused by a tort or other wrong.

At common law, why was it cheaper for the tortfeasor to kill the victim than to maim him or her?

Introduction to Tort Law and Practice

Foreseeability in Tort Law

Battery

Assault

False Imprisonment and False Arrest

Misuse of Legal Proceedings

Infliction of Emotional Distress

Conversion and Trespass to Chattels

Strict Liability

Negligence: a Summary

Negligence: Element I: Duty

Negligence: Element II: Breach of Duty

Negligence: Element III: Proximate Cause

Negligence: Element Iv: Damages

Negligence: Defenses

Products Liability

Torts Against and Within the Family

Torts Connected With Land

Defamation

Invasion of Privacy

Misrepresentation, Tortious Interference, and Other Torts

Additional Tort Defenses

Workers Compensation

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Exam 17: Survival and Wrongful Death

All tort actions today survive the death of the victim or alleged tortfeasor.

Under modern statutory law, what personal torts survive in most states when death is not caused by those torts?

What are the two main methods used by states to allow recovery for wrongful death?

In a tort action that survives the death of the victim (from a cause other than the commission of that tort), the survival action is a new action independent of the one the decedent would have had if he or she had survived.

Common law is statutory law in the absence of judge-made law.

Under modern statutory law, what personal property torts and what real property torts survive when death is not caused by those torts?

What actions survive the death of a decedent whose death was not caused by the defendant? ________.

Distinguish between personal property and real property.

A survival action ________

Wrongful death is any death caused by a tort or other wrong.

At common law, why was it cheaper for the tortfeasor to kill the victim than to maim him or her?

Introduction to Tort Law and Practice

Foreseeability in Tort Law

Battery

Assault

False Imprisonment and False Arrest

Misuse of Legal Proceedings

Infliction of Emotional Distress

Conversion and Trespass to Chattels

Strict Liability

Negligence: a Summary

Negligence: Element I: Duty

Negligence: Element II: Breach of Duty

Negligence: Element III: Proximate Cause

Negligence: Element Iv: Damages

Negligence: Defenses

Products Liability

Torts Against and Within the Family

Torts Connected With Land

Defamation

Invasion of Privacy

Misrepresentation, Tortious Interference, and Other Torts

Additional Tort Defenses

Workers Compensation

Filters