Civil Law and Procedure Quiz Review

An individual who commits a reckless act without causing injury will probably not be convicted of a tort.

• True

• False

Respondeat superior is the first person to respond to a lawsuit.

• True

• False

Torts based on carelessness are classified as negligence.

• True

• False

Under tort law, the duty not to injure another includes bodily harm, but not the harming of someone's reputation.

• True

• False

An employer can be held liable for the actions of an employee.

• True

• False

Children and insane persons can be held liable for injuring others.

• True

• False

A person who commits a tort may be sued for money damage.

• True

• False

All torts require that the breach of duty be intentional.

• True

• False

The four elements of a tort are duty, breach, injury, and criminal intent.

• True

• False

An intentional tort where one person threatens to physically or offensively injure another

• false imprisonment

• assault

• battery

• conversion