LSB 3213 - Exam 5 Practice Questions and Answers
Suppose that Warren is sitting in his living room watching his favorite
television show when a rock smashes through his roof, landing just next to
him. He immediately heads outside his house to discover that the rock
came from blasting being perf...
Suppose that Warren is sitting in his living room watching his favorite
television show when a rock smashes through his roof, landing just next to
him. He immediately heads outside his house to discover that the rock
came from blasting being performed by Wiley blasting company, Inc. On
an adjacent lot. Warren suffer severe emotional distress because of the
experience. What is his best theory of recovery against Wiley? -
Answer✔️✔️-Strict Liability
Written defamation is known as - Answer✔️✔️-Libel
Which of the following is true regarding tortious interference with
prospective advantage? - Answer✔️✔️-The law protects against interference
with potential business contracts and other business relationships
What are the two primary defenses to claims of negligence? - Answer✔️✔️-
Comparative negligence and assumption of the risk
Suppose that Betty is involved in an Accident with Veronica. Betty
sustained $100,000 in damages because of the accident. Betty Sue's
Veronica, and at trial, the jury determines that Veronica was negligent and
75% responsible for Betty's injuries, and that Betty was also negligent and
25% responsible for her own injuries. According to the theory of
comparative negligence what (if anything) Will Betty recover from
Veronica for in terms of damages? - Answer✔️✔️-$75,000
tort - Answer✔️✔️-A civil wrong in which one party's action or inaction
causes a loss to be suffered by another party
Tortfeasor - Answer✔️✔️-One who commits a civil wrong against another
that result in injury to personal property
tortious conduct - Answer✔️✔️-The wrongful action or inaction of a
tortfeasor.
Restatements of Torts - Answer✔️✔️-An influential document issued by the
American law institute that summarizes the general principles of US
toward laws and is recognized by courts as a source of widely applied
principles of law. The ALI has amended the restatements twice, resulting in
the restatement (Second) of Torts and the Restatement (Third) of Torts
Takeaway Concepts 1: - Answer✔️✔️-Most toward law is governed by state
common law based on the restatement of torts
Takeaway Concepts 2: - Answer✔️✔️-Products liability laws are typically a
blend of state common law and state statutory law
Intentional torts - Answer✔️✔️-A category of torts in which the tortfeasor
was willful in bringing about a particular event that caused harm to
another party
Negligence - Answer✔️✔️-The category of torts in which the tortfeasor was
without willful intent in bringing about a particular event that caused harm
to another party
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