Exam 4: Tort Law

Felix tells Genie,a prospective tenant,that the roof of the Hillside Apartments building does not leak when Felix knows that it does. This may give rise to an action for fraud,because the statement is one of

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 plaintiff who voluntarily enters into a risky situation,knowing the risk involved,will be allowed to recover for any consequent injury.

Driving his motorcycle negligently,Joe crashes into a streetlight. The streetlight falls onto Kim,who is standing nearby,resulting in her death. But for Joe's negligence,Kim would not have died. Regarding the death,the crash is

An Indiana state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in certain condition for the protection of patrons. Jasper's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment. Kaitlin,a patron,is thereby injured. Jasper's committed

Level Grade Engineering,Inc.,sometimes uses explosives to prepare land for construction projects. Strict liability is imposed on this activity because

Data Analytics,Inc.,and eProducts Corporation market competing software products. Data Analytics launches an advertising campaign claiming that eProducts,instead of testing software before it is marketed,has customers "test" the software by using it. eProducts knows this is not true but begins to lose sales to Data Analytics. On what ground could eProducts sue Data Analytics for injury to eProducts' reputation?

The most widely used defense in negligence actions is comparative negligence.

Through tort law,society compensates those who suffer injuries as a result of others' wrongful conduct.

Obie accuses Portia,a broker with QT Investment Services,of fraudulently inducing him to invest in Riske Development Company,whose stock price declines in value. The reliance that gives rise to liability for fraud requires

Marcos wants to buy Lucia's land,but she refuses to sell. Marcos begins using subpoenas,court orders,and other formal legal procedures in an unrelenting effort to force Lucia to sell. This is

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