Cengage Advantage Books: Introduction to Business Law 4th Edition by Timothy Koch, Jeffrey Beatty, Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, Susan Samuelson

Exercise 19

Joe Student, irate that he received a B- on an exam rather than a B, stands up in class and throws his laptop at the professor. The professor sees it coming and ducks just in time; the laptop smashes against the chalkboard. Joe has committed
(a) Assault
(b) Battery
(c) Negligence
(d) Slander
(e) No tort, because the laptop missed the professor