LJJ Unit 3 Review

Jake, a city employee working in a manhole, forgets to replace the cover over the street. No one falls in. Jake has not committed negligence because this element of negligence is missing.

• duty

• breach

• proximate cause

• injury

While cooking pasta with her friends, 15-year-old Tanya picks up the pot without using oven mitts. The pot slips out of her hand and she spills boiling water on her friend’s back, causing serious burns. In a tort suit for negligence, Tanya’s actions will be judged by...

• the reasonable person standard.

• the reasonable 15-year-old with her intelligence and experience.

• no standard as minors cannot be sued for their torts.

• none of the above

The reasonable person in tort law refers to the...

• typical person.

• average person.

• the ideal typical & average person.

• none of the above

If Tim announces at a work party that Tammy stole $10,000 from him, but the statement is completely false, Tim has committed?

• slander

• battery

• assault

• no tort

Which is a consequence of holding manufacturers strictly liable for defective products?

• higher insurance rates

• lower prices for consumers

• higher prices for consumers

• more dangerous products

In the absence of a statute, people are generally not liable for failing to act unless there is a(n)...

• special relationship.

• negligent act.

• intentional act.

• none of the above

Public policy and common sense require that people accept responsibility for any harm caused when they conduct dangerous activities...

• only when they are negligent.

• only when they intentionally cause harm.

• even if they are not negligent.

• none of the above

Plaintiffs in tort suits are seeking a(n)...

• waiver.

• tort.

• remedy.

• immunity.

Money awarded to the plaintiff to punish the defendant for malicious, willful, or outrageous acts is...

• nominal damages.

• intentional damages.

• punitive damages.

• compensatory damages.

Conversion, which is an intentional tort, is also the crime of...

• robbery

• arson.

• larceny.

• none of the above.