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WorksheetsTort Law
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
Trespass is a tort against
people
property
the government
Individuals
The wrongful act that causes harm to another person for which the injured party may request damages
crime
tort
damage
harm
The money that the injured party may attempt to recover is called ... .
injured money
sued money
money for recovery
damages
Someone who accidentally caused harm by negligence.
suer
tortfeasor
criminal
insultor
If you use your neighbor's swimming pool without their permission. This is _________________________________.
Disparagement
Trespassing
Conversion
Negligence
If you lend a friend a phone and they never returns it and it becomes their property. This is known as____________.
Conversion
Disparagement
Negligence
Stealing
A party damages another's reputation by writing or saying untrue statements.
Trespassing
Defamation
Assault
Conversion
A property owner irritates her neighbors by burning rubber tires in their backyard. This is known as a __________________.
Conversion
Nuisance
Trespass
Disparagement
A suit for negligence must prove four elements: duty of care, breach of duty, proximate cause and
actual harm
defamation
the existence of a crime
unfair advantage
A legal doctrine that makes a person or company responsible for their actions or products which cause damages regardless of any negligence or fault on their part
Strict Liability
Negligence
Product Liability
Tort
The negligence defense that might be used by a baseball club that is sued by spectators who may be hit by a ball is____.
contributory negligence
comparative negligence
assumption of risk
proximate cause
Your neighbor continues to play very loud music that is keeping you awake at night. This is an example of
strict liability
Nuisance
product liability
negligence
Which of the following is not an intentional tort against people?
Assault and Battery
Disparagement
False Imprisonment
Invasion of Privacy
Which of the following is an Intentional tort against property? ( Check all that apply)
Conversion
Invasion of Privacy
Trespass
Nuisance
Which of the following is defense to negligence? ( Check all that apply)
Assumption of Risk
Mistake
Contributory
Comparative
Wrongful death statue allows the relatives of someone to bring a law suit even if the victim has died.
True
False
People have the right to move around freely. Confinement without legal authority is ______________.
Invasion of Privacy
Defamation
False Imprisonment
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
A false or malicious statement made about an individual's title to real or personal property.
Conversion
Disparagement
Trespass
Nuisance
Negligence is a tort that results when one person carelessly injures another.
True
False
The unjustifiable intrusion into the personal life of another without consent.
Defamation
Conversion
Negligence
Invasion of Privacy
What are the elements of a Tort?
The defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care.
The defendant breached that duty by being careless.
The plaintiff was hurt by the defendants carelessness
The defendant intended to harm the plaintiff
The defendant's carelessness was the proximate cause of harm
What are the defense to negligence?
Contributory Negligence
Comparative Negligence
Gross Negligence
Assumption of Risk
A legal doctrine that says some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities is called _________________.
Limited Liability
Acceptable Liability
Strict Liability
No Liability
Torts are different from crimes. A crime is a wrong committed against __________________.
an individual
society
a person
the public good
Which of the following civil procedures is used to withhold a certain amount of money from a person’s wages for payment?
Garnishment
Claim
Attachment
Delivery
Which of the following best defines a writ of summons?
An official order requiring someone to attend court
Forbids a person from engaging in certain activities with another person
Are used for matters of repossessing property or monetary judgment
A court order to which awards a plaintiff a sum of money
Which of the following civil procedures is used to hold a person’s property until they pay off their debt?
Detachment
Claim
Attachment
Delivery
Which of the following best describes abuse of service?
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law
The use of civil service procedure for illegal reasons
A plaintiff issuing a writ of summons to the defendant
A process server delivering a legal document to a person who does not expect it
Which of the following is an example of strict liability?
Explosives
Skateboarding
Wild Animals
Horseback Riding
If you keep a pet rattlesnake in a shoe box and it escapes and bites someone, you are liable.
True
False
Which of the following is a remedy for a tort?
Prison
Compensation
Death Penalty
Jail
If you lend a friend your iPhone 13 and they never return it, your friend has made it their own, this is known as_____.
Disparagement
Stealing
Conversion
Trespass
A tort can never become a crime.
True
False
Which of the following is a defense to negligence?
Contributory Negligence
Assumption of Risk
Comparative Negligence
Proximate Cause
Which of the following elements must be proved by the plaintiff to succeed in a tort suit of negligence?
The defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care
The defendant breach that duty by being careless
The defendant's carelessness was the proximate cause of harm
The plaintiff was actually hurt by the defendant's carelessness
All of the above
____________Is the branch of civil law dealing with issues affecting families such as: marriage − divorce − child custody − adoption − child support
Property Law
Family Law
Contract Law
Emplyment Law
Domestic Violence refers to patterns of abusive behavior, between adults in an intimate relationship, used by one partner in order to gain or maintain power of the other.
True
False
Process Servers • Are individuals authorized by law to serve legal document and can include:
Private Process Servers
Those servers Licensed and Over the Age of 18
Law Enforcement
Officers
All of the Above
_________ Is a system of laws which regulates personal or private matters and governs disputes between individuals • Creates, defines and regulates the rights and duties of individuals
Contract Law
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Government Law
