Torts

Question 1

intentional act by wrongdoer that interferes with owner’s possessory interest in real property (you have a right to peaceful use of your property

Answer 1

trespass to land

Question 2

intentional act by wrongdoer that interferes with owner’s possessory rights with chattels that causes damage (can’t use their stuff)

Answer 2

trespass to chattles

Question 3

intentional taking of another’s chattels with the intent of making them your own and causing damage (civil version of theft)

Answer 3

conversion

Question 4

interference with others’ enjoyment of their real property without going onto it (music, weed killer, loud animals)

Answer 4

nuisance

Question 5

unauthorized use of another’s image, trademark, identity; can also be considered an invasion of privacy (identity theft, use of face without permission)

Answer 5

appropriation

Question 6

intentionally spoken or oral untruths or defamatory statements made to a third party that cause damage to someone’s or a group’s reputation

Answer 6

slander

Question 7

written untruths or defamatory statements made to a third party that cause damage to someone’s or a group’s reputation

Answer 7

libel

Question 8

intentional threatening with physical harm which causes the person to fear that he/she will be harmed

Answer 8

assault

Question 9

an act that is done with the intent to physically touch that causes physical harm or is offensive

Answer 9

battery

Question 10

intentional confinement that deprives a person of liberty who is aware of the confinement or is harmed by it

Answer 10

false imprisonment

Question 11

reasonable person standard

Answer 11

What would an adult of average intelligence do?

Question 12

there was a duty owed to someone that was breached resulting in harm and the breach of duty was the direct cause of the harm

Answer 12

negligence

Question 13

negligence by a professional held to a professional standard of care

Answer 13

malpractice