Exam 6: Elements of Torts

In McCune v.Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range,where McCune lost an eye playing paintball when he mask came off,the court held that the state legislature had exempted such amusement parks from tort liability.

Joe walks up behind Mary while at work.Joe grabs Mary and caresses her.Mary thinks Joe is a jerk and has never encouraged him.She runs away.Mary could sue Joe for the tort of:

The intentional tort of assault requires that:

Suppose someone uses an Internet server,such as AOL,to send a message to others that is defamatory.The person injured by the defamation has a good case against:

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

To commit an intentional tort,the person who committed the act must have known or should have known that bad results could happen.

In England,it is easier to bring a libel suit against a newspaper than it is in the U.S.

In case of a tort claim of emotional distress,the plaintiff could:

A business can become involved in tort action in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

In Squish La Fish v.Thomco Specialty Products,where a company bought an adhesive to use in production based on seller's recommendation,and it did not work,the appeals court held that there was no evidence of negligence.

Erin's employer published a story about her that portrayed her as a sneaky,deceitful person when,in reality,she is a very open and honest person.Erin could best sue for:

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

Power company employees turned off a traffic signal while working on a power line and a fatal accident resulted.The employees,not the power company,could be liable for negligence that contributed to the accident.

Gray worked for AT&T.She was accused of falsifying records to create an excuse for her absences and was fired.AT&T managers discussed this matter with a company that handled its unemployment benefits claims,as she filed for benefits.Gray contended the discussion was defamatory and sued AT&T.The court would be likely to hold that Gray had:

While you are sound asleep,your roommate hits you in the head with a brick.This is most likely to be the tort of:

An individual liable for negligence might not have intended to injure another person.

A statement that is presumed by law to be harmful to the person to whom they were directed and therefore requires no proof of harm or injury is:

Intentional torts are based on:

Intentional torts:

Which of the following is not an element needed to show negligence: