Torts Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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Torts Exam Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
If a criminal defendant is acquitted in a criminal trial, he or she can still be
subsequently sued in civil court.
a) True
b) False - Answer️️ -True
Only legislative bodies can create tort causes of action.
a) True
b) False - Answer�...
Neighbors A and B have been arguing for months over their respective
property rights. One day A bursts into B's kitchen without permission and
says, "I've had it with you. Tomorrow morning I'm calling my lawyer. He'll
chew you up like bubble gum." Then, for dramatic effect, A grabs an apple
from B's kitchen table and savagely eats it, then walks out. Which torts
have occurred?
a) Conversion and trespass
b) Assault and battery
c) Malicious prosecution and defamation
d) Infliction of emotional distress and false light - Answer✔️✔️-Conversion
and trespass
Why do reformers believe that the cost of injuries for defective products
should be shifted to manufacturers?
a) Consumers had more information on product use than manufacturers
did.
b) Manufacturers had a better ability to bear losses than consumers did.
c) Manufacturers could purchase insurance against any losses.
d) Manufacturers might have to disclose trade secrets if consumers lodged
strict liability torts. - Answer✔️✔️-Manufacturers could purchase insurance
against any losses.
Which of the following is not typically covered by product defect claims?
a) Defects in design
b) Defects in use
c) Defects in manufacturing
d) Warning defects - Answer✔️✔️-Defects in use
Assault is an example of an intentional tort.
a) True
b) False - Answer✔️✔️-True
If someone is harmed by a product, which of these is not a way they may =
recover damages?
a) Strict liability
b) Privity
c) Breach of warranty
d) Negligence - Answer✔️✔️-Privity
A civil assault involves an unpermitted, unprivileged, intentional contact
with another's body.
a) True
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