Question 1

Fran tells Gio that her Hyundai Kia has never been in an accident. This may give rise to an action for fraud if the statement is

Accepted Answer

A)  puffery.
B)  fact.
C)  false.
D)  opinion.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Larry takes Kyla's textbook and hides it so that she cannot find it during the week before the exam. In taking the textbook, Larry most likely committed

Accepted Answer

A)  none of the choices.
B)  conversion.
C)  appropriation.
D)  trespass to personal property.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

Taking personal property from its owner, without permission or just cause, is trespass-retaining it is conversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An economically injurious falsehood about a business's product can support a tort action for disparagement of property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Don interferes with the business interests of Erin in a way not permitted by law, and Erin's business is harmed as a result. To be liable to Erin for the commission of an intentional tort, Don must have

Accepted Answer

A)  intended to commit the act.
B)  intended to harm Erin's business.
C)  acted with an evil motive.
D)  acted with a harmful motive.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Erol works for Food Packing Company. Erol's supervisor Gwen writes a negative review of Erol's performance. Gwen believes the statements are true, and limits their communication to the firm's management. In a tort action for defamation, Gwen can most likely assert as a successful defense

Accepted Answer

A)  none of the choices.
B)  malice.
C)  contempt.
D)  privilege.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

To gain a share of a market, a businessperson can interfere in another's business, even if the behavior is predatory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A wrongful action that interferes with a person's legal right to personal property can support a tort action in trespass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dixie, a driver for Express Delivery Company, leaves the truck's motor running in neutral and carelessly forgets to set the parking brake while she makes a delivery. The truck rolls and crashes into a nearby gas station pump, igniting a fire that spreads quickly to a construction site a block away. A burned wall collapses onto a crane, which falls on Fazio, a bystander, and injures him. What must Fazio show to recover damages from Express Delivery?

Accepted Answer

To recover on the ground of negligence, ...

Question 10

An award of grossly excessive punitive damages is normally available in a suit involving gross negligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Buddy's Burgers advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Slimy's Sliders patronize Buddy's instead of Slimy's. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion.
B)  wrongful interference with a business relationship.
C)  wrongful interference with a contractual relationship.
D)  none of the choices.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Ricard, an engineer, supervises the construction of a new mountainside roadway. The road collapses in a landslide due to faulty grading. Motorists injured in the collapse sue Ricard in a tort action for negligence. Under that theory, as a professional, Ricard is held to the same standard of care as

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinary persons.
B)  other engineers.
C)  other professionals, including doctors, dentists, and lawyers.
D)  those injured in the collapse of the bridge.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Ricard, an engineer, supervises the construction of a new mountainside roadway. The road collapses in a landslide due to faulty grading. Motorists injured in the collapse sue Ricard in a tort action for negligence. Under that theory, as a professional, Ricard is held to the same standard of care as

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A wrongful action that interferes with a person's legal right to personal property can support a tort action in trespass.

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Larry takes Kyla's textbook and hides it so that she cannot find it during the week before the exam. In taking the textbook, Larry most likely committed

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Erol works for Food Packing Company. Erol's supervisor Gwen writes a negative review of Erol's performance. Gwen believes the statements are true, and limits their communication to the firm's management. In a tort action for defamation, Gwen can most likely assert as a successful defense

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To gain a share of a market, a businessperson can interfere in another's business, even if the behavior is predatory.

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An economically injurious falsehood about a business's product can support a tort action for disparagement of property.

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An award of grossly excessive punitive damages is normally available in a suit involving gross negligence.

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Don interferes with the business interests of Erin in a way not permitted by law, and Erin's business is harmed as a result. To be liable to Erin for the commission of an intentional tort, Don must have

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Buddy's Burgers advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Slimy's Sliders patronize Buddy's instead of Slimy's. This is

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A wrongful action that interferes with a person's legal right to personal property can support a tort action in trespass.

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Taking personal property from its owner, without permission or just cause, is trespass-retaining it is conversion.

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Fran tells Gio that her Hyundai Kia has never been in an accident. This may give rise to an action for fraud if the statement is

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Larry takes Kyla's textbook and hides it so that she cannot find it during the week before the exam. In taking the textbook, Larry most likely committed

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Erol works for Food Packing Company. Erol's supervisor Gwen writes a negative review of Erol's performance. Gwen believes the statements are true, and limits their communication to the firm's management. In a tort action for defamation, Gwen can most likely assert as a successful defense

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To gain a share of a market, a businessperson can interfere in another's business, even if the behavior is predatory.

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An economically injurious falsehood about a business's product can support a tort action for disparagement of property.

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An award of grossly excessive punitive damages is normally available in a suit involving gross negligence.

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Don interferes with the business interests of Erin in a way not permitted by law, and Erin's business is harmed as a result. To be liable to Erin for the commission of an intentional tort, Don must have

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Buddy's Burgers advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Slimy's Sliders patronize Buddy's instead of Slimy's. This is

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