Exam 6: Elements of Torts

If John shoots Bill when he sees him stealing a packet of gum from John's convenient store,John will not be able to use defense of property as a defense because:

In McCune v.Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range,where McCune lost an eye playing paintball when he mask came off,the court held that McCune lost her right to sue because she assumed the risks of playing and signed a liability waiver.

If a person was playing a trick that went very wrong,there could not be an intentional tort,because no injury was anticipated.

The fear of immediate bodily harm that occurs for there to be an assault is fear:

To be liable of a tort in negligence,one must have owed a duty of care to the party who suffered an injury.

False imprisonment is the deprivation of a person's liberty without justification.To establish a cause of action,the plaintiff must show:

In Squish La Fish v.Thomco Specialty Products,involving an adhesive that did not work as hoped in product packaging,Squish La Fish sued the adhesive seller for negligent misrepresentation because:

Even if an injured party establishes the required elements of negligence,the injured party may be denied compensation if the defendant establishes:

Contact that does not cause actual physical harm,but offends a reasonable person's sense of dignity could be a tort of:

In James v.Bob Ross Buick,where James had been fired from a car dealership that then sent letters to customers under his name,James sued for invasion of privacy and the appeals court held that:

Juries in tort cases often award large sums of money because:

The tort of assault is:

To have a case in tort,the injury sustained by a person must be:

You are the goalie of a college ice hockey team.If your jaw is broken by an opponent who accidentally hits your face with his stick you probably have a good suit for battery.

Res ipsa loquitur means "the thing has imposed harm."

If embarrassing information is taken from a public file or record and published:

Negligence in tort may be imposed only if a party acted improperly.A failure to act cannot itself lead to a tort.

To be liable for an intentional tort,the defendant must have:

Proximate cause limits liability to harms:

Which of the following is not an category of intentional tort: