Exam 7: Intentional Torts

Alice was briefly married at the age of 16.She is now 28 years old and plans to marry Henry.Henry's sister found out about Alice's first marriage and then told Henry's parents.Alice now wants to sue Henry's sister for public disclosure of private facts.Does Alice have a case against Henry's sister?

The law provides no protection from harm to a person's right of dignity.

Punitive damages is a term referring to damages that will merely compensate victims for the harm they have suffered,but will cost defendants more money than they have.

The intentional dispossession or unauthorized use of the personal property of another is known as:

All batteries are immediately preceded by an assault.

Arthur offers Bob,an employee of Carl,a yearly salary of $10,000 more than Bob receives under the contractual relationship between Bob and Carl.Arthur knows about the contract between Bob and Carl and knows that the contract should run for another five years,but Arthur badly wants Bob to work for him.Arthur probably is liable to Carl for intentional interference with contractual relations.

The purpose of tort law is to punish the wrongdoer.

Invasion of privacy is in reality a collection of four distinct torts.

Tort law gives persons relief from civil wrongs or injuries to their person and property but not their economic interests.

With respect to the tort of conversion,which of the following statements is true?

Intentional infliction of emotional distress will protect a person from rudeness if the conduct was intended to cause emotional distress.

Intent as used in the law of intentional torts requires the defendant to:

Misuse of procedure can occur even when the plaintiff succeeds in the litigation.

A defamatory communication that is spoken or oral is designated as libel.

The tort of nuisance includes only the trespassory invasion of real property.

Harms or injuries that are tortious may be inflicted:

Pointing an unloaded gun at someone who believes it is loaded and threatening to shoot constitutes an assault.

Manuel applied for a variance from the local zoning ordinance in order to build a building.His neighbor,Sandra,appeared before the zoning board to speak in opposition to the application.At the hearing,Sandra testified under oath and made several untruthful statements regarding Manuel's character which she believed,but which were not correct.The variance was denied.Manuel is now considering a lawsuit against Sandra for slander.Does Manuel have a valid cause of action against Sandra? What are the elements that he must prove to win a case of slander? What defenses can Sandra raise to the action?

Intentional harm to property includes the torts of:

In order to sue for battery,a plaintiff must prove that he or she has received a physical injury.