Exam 5: Torts and Cyber Torts

Manuel is walking past Thomas's house when he hears a smoke alarm going off.He also hears a child calling for help and sees smoke coming from a window.Manuel rushes into Thomas's house,finds the child and brings it outside.If Thomas sues Manuel for trespass to land,Manuel's defense will probably be

Ike pushes Joan,who falls and breaks her arm.Ike is liable for the injury

A crime is an act so reprehensible that it is considered a wrong against society as a whole,as well as against the individual victim.

Bella owns a farm in Colorado.Doyle drives his sport utility vehicle off a highway and onto Bella's land.Doyle commits trespass if he

A failure to return personal property is disparagement of property even if the rightful owner consented to the initial taking.

To avoid liability for negligence,a business owner must protect its pa?trons against all risks.

A tort is the only type of wrong that exists in the law.

An assumption of risk defense does not require that a risk be voluntarily assumed.

An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific condition for the protection of patrons.Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment.Keely,a patron,is injured.Jack's has committed

Liu enters Mountain Triathlon,an athletic competition in which Liu has never competed.Regarding the risk of injury,Liu assumes the risks

Failure to live up to a standard of care may be an act or an omission.

OK Dry-Cleaning advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Purity Cleaners patronize OK instead of Purity.This is