Law End of Year Review #2

Even the most careless conduct will not result in liability for negligence unless there is actual harm.

• True

• False

The main difference between intentional torts and negligence is that one is deliberate, while the other is usually caused by carelessness.

• True

• False

Although the reasonable person test is very subjective, it is used primarily in intentional tort cases.

• True

• False

The torteasor is the plaintiff in a lawsuit.

• True

• False

Current tort reform legislation includes survival statutes and wrongful death statutes.

• True

• False

If you are driving your car too fast on a rainy evening and have an accident, you might have committed an intentional tort.

• True

• False

An oral contract is not enforceable by law.

• True

• False

A valid contract must contain at least four of the six elements of a contract.

• True

• False

Consideration is the legal ability to enter a contract.

• True

• False

When a bilateral contract is made, one person makes a promise to do something if and when another person does something.

• True

• False