AUTOMATIC FAILURE IF EXAMIS WRITTEN ON NO EXAM WILL BE GRADE

AUTOMATIC FAILURE IF EXAMIS WRITTEN ON) NO EXAM WILL BE GRADED WITHOUT STUDENT ID OR SECTION NUMBER ON ANSWER SHEET True/ False. \"A\" for True; \"B\" for False. 1. Persons found to have committed a tort usually must either pay a fine or serve time in prison 2. Physical contact is not necessary to be liable for the tort of assault 3. A party can be liable for defamation for truthful statements if the statement hurts the plaintiff\'s reputation. 4. The tort of appropriation does not apply in the case of public figures because public figures are presumed to have consented to public use of their likeness. S. Trespass to land occurs if the trespasser in some way interferes with the owner\'s use of the land In order to proven. 6. meet the causation requirement in a negligence tort, both causation in fact and proximate cause must be 7. Good Samaritan laws do not generally protect persons who are not medical professionals and who have not had training in CPR. Multiple Choice. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 8. Damages intended to punish a defendant and deter the defendant from engaging in the same tortuous conduct in the future are called: A) nominal damages. B) penalty damages. C) retribution damages. D) preventative damages. E) punitive damages.

Solution

Ans 1) False. There is liability for the tort even when the person committing the tort had no intention to hurt.

Ans 2) True. For the tort of assault Actual physical contact between plaintiff and defendant is not necessary

Ans 3) False. Assumption of the risk, if present, may prevent a plaintiff from recovery for negligence claim, even if the plaintiff has proven all the required elements of negligence