Exam 6: Elements of Torts

If you hack into your neighbor's computer,you may have committed the tort of invasion of privacy.

A nightclub failed to install the proper number fire escape ladders.A fire in the men's bathroom kills a man trapped in there.The failure to have the legally required number of fire escapes is legally the cause in fact of the legal injury suffered.

In Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Company,involving a woman injured by an accidentally dropped package of fireworks that exploded as it was run over by a train,the railroad should not have been held liable for negligence because:

The principal distinction between assault and battery is:

While playing volleyball you are set to return a shot when another player stupidly runs up behind you and also tries to get the ball.This player (on your team)knocks you down;you break your arm.There is:

Negligence is:

John refuses to pay his bill due at a store.The store owner grabs John by the shirt,screams and him,and demands the money "or else." John is shaken but unhurt.John would most likely sue for the tort of:

When an assault occurs,a battery also occurs.

Privilege is a possible defense to a defamation action.

With regard to torts,New Zealand differs from the United States in that:

Reckless or outrageous conduct that creates severe mental torment may be the tort of:

Refer to Fact Pattern 6-1.Elmo's reaction to Jo's one

You tell people that someone you dislike is a child molester.This is not true.You most likely committed the tort of:

A business can become involved in a tort action:

Assumption of risk is a(n)_______________ defense.

The tort involving spoken defamatory communication is:

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

In Fuerschbach v.Southwest Airlines,where Fuerschbach was "arrested" at work as part of a prank,the appeals court held that if Fuerschbach's "personal dignity" was offended,then the tort of battery may have occurred.

Assumption of risk is a:

In Fuerschbach v.Southwest Airlines,where Fuerschbach was "arrested" by the police as a prank at work,the appeals court held that there could be a tort of assault and battery by the police because: