Question 1

Harm must be foreseeable to be considered the proximate cause of an injury in negligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The purpose of tort law is to provide remedies for the violation of various protected interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

For fraud to occur, seller's talk must be involved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Louann pushes Molly, who falls and breaks her wrist. Louann is liable for the injury​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​if Louann intended to push Moly. 
B)  only if Louann did not intend to break Moly's wrist. 
C)  ​only if Louann had a bad motive for pushing Moly. 
D)  ​only if Louann intended to break Moly's wrist. 
A)  ​if Louann intended to push Moly. 
B)  only if Louann did not intend to break Moly's wrist. 
C)  ​only if Louann had a bad motive for pushing Moly. 
D)  ​only if Louann intended to break Moly's wrist.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​appropriation. 
B)  ​conversion. 
C)  ​wrongful interference with a contractual relationship. 
D)  ​none of the choices. 
A)  ​appropriation. 
B)  ​conversion. 
C)  ​wrongful interference with a contractual relationship. 
D)  ​none of the choices.

Question 6

Dixie, a driver for Express Delivery Company, leaves the truck's motor running in neutral and carelessly forgets to set the parking brake while she makes a delivery. The truck rolls and crashes into a nearby gas station pump, igniting a fire that spreads quickly to a construction site a block away. A burned wall collapses onto a crane, which falls on Fazio, a bystander, and injures him. What must Fazio show to recover damages from Express Delivery?​

Accepted Answer

To recover on the ground of negligence,

Question 7

Basil, a clerk at Cycle World, takes a bicycle from the store without the owner's permission. Basil is liable for conversion​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​if he damages the bicycle. 
B)  ​if he does not have a good reason for taking the bicycle. 
C)  ​if he fails to prevent a theft of the bicycle from his possession. 
D)  ​under any circumstances. 
A)  ​if he damages the bicycle. 
B)  ​if he does not have a good reason for taking the bicycle. 
C)  ​if he fails to prevent a theft of the bicycle from his possession. 
D)  ​under any circumstances.

Question 8

Specifically targeting the customers of a competitor is always a legitimate business practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​appropriation. 
B)  ​conversion. 
C)  ​disparagement of property. 
D)  ​trespass to personal property. 
A)  ​appropriation. 
B)  ​conversion. 
C)  ​disparagement of property. 
D)  ​trespass to personal property.

Question 10

Bette backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bette failed to act as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a blameless person. 
B)  ​a faultless person. 
C)  ​a careless person. 
D)  ​a reasonable person. 
A)  ​a blameless person. 
B)  ​a faultless person. 
C)  ​a careless person. 
D)  ​a reasonable person.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​abuse of process. 
B)  ​appropriation. 
C)  ​wrongful interference with a contractual relationship. 
D)  ​not a tort. 
A)  ​abuse of process. 
B)  ​appropriation. 
C)  ​wrongful interference with a contractual relationship. 
D)  ​not a tort.

Question 12

Conversion is limited to theft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If no harm results from an allegedly negligent act, there is no liability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a digital billboard ad, Mainstream Headwaters falsely accuses Northwest Passages, a competitor, of selling stolen kayaks, canoes, and other boats and boating gear. Northwest's sales decrease. Mainstream has most likely committed​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​defamation. 
B)  ​no tort. 
C)  ​slander of quality. 
D)  ​slander of title. 
A)  ​defamation. 
B)  ​no tort. 
C)  ​slander of quality. 
D)  ​slander of title.

Question 15

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​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​does not have Bella's permission to drive on the property. 
B)  ​drives onto the property for recreational purposes. 
C)  ​harms the property in a material way. 
D)  ​harms the property in any way. 
A)  ​does not have Bella's permission to drive on the property. 
B)  ​drives onto the property for recreational purposes. 
C)  ​harms the property in a material way. 
D)  ​harms the property in any way.

Question 16

Outdoor Sports Unlimited, a retail store, must use reasonable care on its premises to warn its customers of​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​all risks. 
B)  ​foreseeable risks. 
C)  ​obvious risks. 
D)  ​no risks. 
A)  ​all risks. 
B)  ​foreseeable risks. 
C)  ​obvious risks. 
D)  ​no risks.

Question 17

Diego is arrested for a theft committed by someone who stole his identity. A court orders his release, but due to a police error in Diego's paperwork, he is held in jail for a month. The police are most likely liable for​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​abuse of process. 
B)  ​false imprisonment. 
C)  ​malicious prosecution. 
D)  ​none of the choices. 
A)  ​abuse of process. 
B)  ​false imprisonment. 
C)  ​malicious prosecution. 
D)  ​none of the choices.

Question 18

A tortfeasor is one who wrongfully alleges that a tort has been committed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Quint sells cars for Rough Ride Motors. To make a sale, he asserts that a certain model of a Swifty auto is the "best one ever made." This is​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fraud even if the statement is the truth. 
B)  ​fraud if Quint believes that the statement is not true. 
C)  ​fraud if Quint is stating his opinion, not the facts. 
D)  ​not fraud. 
A)  ​fraud even if the statement is the truth. 
B)  ​fraud if Quint believes that the statement is not true. 
C)  ​fraud if Quint is stating his opinion, not the facts. 
D)  ​not fraud.

Question 20

Through tort law, society compensates those who inflict injuries on others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Tort Law

Harm must be foreseeable to be considered the proximate cause of an injury in negligence.

The purpose of tort law is to provide remedies for the violation of various protected interests.

For fraud to occur, seller's talk must be involved.

Louann pushes Molly, who falls and breaks her wrist. Louann is liable for the injury​

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

Basil, a clerk at Cycle World, takes a bicycle from the store without the owner's permission. Basil is liable for conversion​

Specifically targeting the customers of a competitor is always a legitimate business practice.

As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed​

Bette backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bette failed to act as​

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

Conversion is limited to theft.

If no harm results from an allegedly negligent act, there is no liability.

In a digital billboard ad, Mainstream Headwaters falsely accuses Northwest Passages, a competitor, of selling stolen kayaks, canoes, and other boats and boating gear. Northwest's sales decrease. Mainstream has most likely committed​

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​

Outdoor Sports Unlimited, a retail store, must use reasonable care on its premises to warn its customers of​

Diego is arrested for a theft committed by someone who stole his identity. A court orders his release, but due to a police error in Diego's paperwork, he is held in jail for a month. The police are most likely liable for​

A tortfeasor is one who wrongfully alleges that a tort has been committed.

Quint sells cars for Rough Ride Motors. To make a sale, he asserts that a certain model of a Swifty auto is the "best one ever made." This is​

Through tort law, society compensates those who inflict injuries on others.

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Louann pushes Molly, who falls and breaks her wrist. Louann is liable for the injury

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

Basil, a clerk at Cycle World, takes a bicycle from the store without the owner's permission. Basil is liable for conversion

As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed

Bette backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bette failed to act as

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

In a digital billboard ad, Mainstream Headwaters falsely accuses Northwest Passages, a competitor, of selling stolen kayaks, canoes, and other boats and boating gear. Northwest's sales decrease. Mainstream has most likely committed

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

Outdoor Sports Unlimited, a retail store, must use reasonable care on its premises to warn its customers of

Diego is arrested for a theft committed by someone who stole his identity. A court orders his release, but due to a police error in Diego's paperwork, he is held in jail for a month. The police are most likely liable for

Quint sells cars for Rough Ride Motors. To make a sale, he asserts that a certain model of a Swifty auto is the "best one ever made." This is