Chapter 5 trespass

Question 1

Which one of the following actions would constitute trespass to land?

(1) the crossing of another person’s property by mistake
(2) the deliberate crossing of another person’s property
(3) the throwing of an item upon another person’s property
(4) all of the above

Answer 1

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Question 2

Which one of the following actions would constitute a trespass?

(1) Mary arrives at Safeway just as the door is being locked for the day and convinces the clerk to allow her in for last minute shopping.
(2) John is on a museum tour and wanders off through a door stating “No Admittance”.
(3) Sue sells cosmetics door to door and walks onto Joan’s property to reach her front door.
(4) All of the above would constitute trespass.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Trespass is:
(1) actionable only upon proof of damage.
(2) actionable per se.
(3) not actionable.
(4) none of the above.

Answer 3

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