Pre-Law 2 Final Review

Terry v. Ohio

• "stop & frisk"
• cruel and unusual punishment

Unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of one's own property

• trespass
• nuisance
• libel
• conversion

Dan is hiking into an ice cave at a state park. There is a sign explaining that due to warming weather the ice cave is dangerous and no one should enter it. Dan goes in and the ice cave collapses on him. He suffers serious injuries and sues the state parks for negligence. If the state park is successful in its claim that Dan assumed the risk by entering the ice cave, the state parks will not pay Dan any money.

• True
• False

Tinker v. Des Moines

• schools need reasonable suspicion in order the search students
• speech is protected in public schools if it is not disruptive to learning

Maurice takes some cold medicine. The directions on the bottle state that a person taking this medication should not operate a car or other machinery. Maurice gets in his car and drives to the store and back. Maurice has committed a negligence tort.

• True
• False

The reasonable person represents the typical, average individual.

• True
• False

Jasper crashes his car into Si's car and causes injury to Si and his car. Five minutes later, Tanya crashes her car into Si's car and also injures Si and his car. If Jasper does not have insurance or money to pay for Si's injuries, Tanya will be responsible for all the injuries, even those caused by Jasper.

• True
• False

Strickland v. Washington

• right to counsel on appeal
• established criteria for ineffective assistance of counsel

A civil wrong

• damages
• class action
• tort
• precedent

There are two types of injuries in a tort: (1) bodily injury; and (2) pain and suffering.

• True
• False