Business Law Test 2

Question 1

T/F Vicarious liability means a business will only be responsible for the intentional torts of its employees

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F Tort law is designed to protect a person from injury

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T/F Slander is easier to recover damages for the libel

Answer 3

False

Question 4

T/F Our society imposes upon you a duty not to injure anyone

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F To be held liable for negligence the likelihood that your conduct or action would cause an injury must have been foreseeable to you

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T/F As with intentional torts, to recover for negligence you must cause an actual injury or damage to another or another’s property

Answer 6

True

Question 7

You were speeding in front of Samford Hall and hit and injured a pedestrian. The pedestrian’s best legal theory to use to obtain a judgement against you is:
a. negligence
b. res ipsa loquitur
c. negligence per se
d. Good Samaritan statute
e. dram shop act

Answer 7

c. negligence per se