BL 5-1: Private Injuries vs. Public Offenses

What is a tort?

• A criminal act

• A private or civil wrong

• An offense against society

• A public wrong

What is the primary purpose of damages in tort law?

• To compensate the injured party

• To exact revenge

• To punish the offender

• To create chaos

Which of the following is NOT a duty created by tort law?

• The duty not to injure another

• The duty not to interfere with economic rights

• The duty to respect others' privacy

• The duty to interfere with property rights

What must be proved before the injured party can collect damages?

• The injured party's negligence

• The intent to harm

• A violation of the duty

• The defendant's wealth

What is negligence in tort law?

• Harm caused by neglect or carelessness

• Harm caused by a breach of contract

• Harm caused by strict liability

• Intentional infliction of harm

What is proximate cause?

• A cause that is not foreseeable

• The ultimate cause of every injury

• A cause recognized by law as sufficient to result in liability

• A cause that is too remote to be considered

What is vicarious liability?

• Liability for breach of contract

• Liability for criminal acts

• Liability for the torts of another

• Liability for one's own actions

In the context of tort law, what is strict liability?

• Liability only with carelessness

• Liability only with intent

• Liability only with both intent and carelessness

• Liability without intent or carelessness

What is required to establish liability in most torts?

• Duty, breach, injury, and causation

• Intent, breach, injury, and causation

• Duty, intent, injury, and causation

• Duty, breach, intent, and causation