Torts Intro Deck Flashcards
A (i) _______ is when someone (ii) _____ to (iii) ______ another with either (iv) ______ _______ or (v) _____ _____
(i) tort; (ii) act; (iii) harm; (iv) needed culpability; (v) strict liability
A tort act is either a (i) ______ _____ ______ or (ii) _____ (if the law requires (iii) _______)
(i) voluntary bodily movement; (ii) inaction; (iii) action
Tort intent is the (i) ______ ________ to do something (or cause a result) or (ii) ______ _____ of causing a result.
(i) conscious objective; (ii) substantial certainty
(i) _______ to commit one intentional tort against one victim (ii) _______ to other tort victims, if the actor starts commencing one tort against one victim but commits a different tort against the same victim, the original tort against a different victim, or a different tort against a different victim
(i) intent; (ii) transfers
Anyone who can (i) ____ ______ can generate (ii) _____, including (iii) _____, _______, and _______ people
(i) form thoughts; (ii) intent; (iii) children, incompetents, and insane people
(i) __________ is (ii) _______ ________ an unreasonably high risk of result
(i) recklessness; (ii) consciously disregarding
(i) ________ is (ii) _________ carelessness
(i) negligence; (ii) unreasonable
The intentional torts against persons include (i) _____, (ii) _______, (iii) ______ _______ and (iv) intentional _______ of _______ _______.
(i) battery; (ii) assault; (iii) false imprisonment; (iv) intentional infliction of emotional assault
For a battery tort, the actor (i) __________; (ii) causes the ________; (iii) _____ or _________ ______ ______. Harmful contact is (iv) ________ ______, ______, or ______. Contact is offensive if it a (v) _____ _____ of _____ _______ would find the contact offensive under the (vi) _______; or if the actor (vii) ______ ______ the victim’s (viii) _______ _______
(i) intentionally; (ii) victim; (iii) harm or offensive physical contact; (iv) physical impairment, pain, or illness; (v) reasonable person of ordinary firmness; (vi) circumstances; (vii) deliberately exploits; (viii) unusual sensitivity
For an Assault, the actor (i) __________ and by (ii) ____ causes the victim (iii) ________ ___________ of _______ ________. The victim must (iv) _______ _____ the actor can and will (v) ________ the ______.
(i) intentionally; (ii) act; (iii) reasonable apprehension of imminent battery; (iv) reasonable believe; (v) perform the battery
For False Imprisonment, the actor (i) _________ (ii) ____ the victim to a (iii) _____- ______, and the victim is (iv) ______ of or _______ by the (v) ________.
(i) intentionally (ii) confines; (ii) bounded-area; (iv) aware of or harmed by; (v) confinement
For a tort of false imprisonment, the (i) ________ must limit (ii) ______ __ _______ in all directions for some (iii) _________ _____, using (iv) ________ ______, (v) _______ or ______, or (vi) _____ ________ of _____ _____ to which the victim submits.
(i) confinement; (ii) freedom of movement; (iii) appreciable time; (iv) physical restraints; (v) threats or duress; (v) false pretense of lawful authority
A tort of false imprisonment must be without ____ _____ or _____-
legal authority or privilege (e.g., lawful arrest)
The (i) ________’s (ii) ________ to the tort of false imprisonment excepts the (iii) _________ who (iv) ____ _______ _______ someone is (v) _________ to (vi) _____ that person for a (vii) __________ ______ in a (viii) ________ ______.
(i) shopkeepers’ (ii) exception; (iii) shopkeeper; (iv) reasonably believes; (v) shoplifting; (vi) detain; (vii) reasonable time; (viii) reasonable manner
Per the Shopkeeper’s privilege (false imprisonment), a reasonable time of detention may only last as long as (i) ______ __ _________ _______ or until (ii) ___ ______ ______
(i) necessary to confirm shoplifting; (ii) the police arrive
Per the Shopkeeper’s privilege (false imprisonment), a reasonable manner of detention may only include (i) _______ _______ ________ to detain the subject and must not (ii) _____ ________ ________ or ______.
(i) reasonably necessary force; (ii) cause unnecessary humiliation or discomfort
(i) _________ fails if the victim has a (ii) ________ means of (ii) _________ and is or should be aware of it.
(i) confinement; (ii) reasonable; (iii) escape
The tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress occurs when an actor (i) ________ in (ii) _______ and _______ conduct, and, so doing, (iii) ________ or __________ causes the victim; (iv) _______ _______ _______
(i) engages; (ii) extreme and outrageous; (iii) intentionally or recklessly; (iv) extreme emotional distress
(i) ______, __________ _______ exceeds common (ii) ______ or _________, and (iii) ______ the bounds of (iv) _______ _______.
(i) extreme, outrageous conduct; (ii) insults or trivialities; (iii) transcends; (iv) civilized decency.
(i) _______ _______ ________ is greater than a (ii) _____ ________ of (iii) _______ ________ could endure under the circumstances, usually (iv) _________ ________ (weeping, gesticulation, etc.)
(i) severe emotional distress; (ii) reasonable person; (iii) ordinary firmness; (iv) manifesting objectively.
The intentional torts to property includes (i) ____ to _____, (ii) _______, (iii) _______ of _______, and (iv) _____ to ______.
(i) trespass to land; (ii) nuisance; (iii) conversion of chattel; and (iv) trespass to chattel.
In the tort of trespass to land, the actor (i) _________ and (ii) ________ (without (iii) _______ or _______ ) (iv) causes ______ _____ by a person or object on the land in another’s possession. The actor need only to intend to commit some act that happens to cause physical entry and need not have reason to know about the victim’s possessory rights.
(i) intentionally; (ii) unlawfully; (ii) consent or privilege; (iv) physical entry
In the tort of public nuisance, the actor (i) _______ with a right to use or enjoy land shared by the (ii) _________ _____ – a right involving the (iii) _______ ______, ____, ______, or _______. The plaintiff must be either a (iv) _____ _______ who suffered (v) _______, ______ harm or (vi) a ________ ________. The plaintiff need not have (vii) _____ ________.
(i) interferes; (ii) generally public; (iii) public peace, safety, comfort, or convenience; (iv) private individual; (v) particularized, significant; (v) government representative; (vi) property rights.
In the tort of private nuisance, the actor (i) ____ and (ii) ______ (iii) _______ with the victim’s use and enjoyment of land (iv) __ ____ _____ _________, with (v) ____, ___________, or _______, or by conducting an abnormally dangerous activity. The plaintiff must have a (vi) _____ _____ __ _____.
(i) intentionally; (ii) unreasonably; (iii) interferes; (iv) in the victim’s possession; (v) intent, recklessness, or negligence; (vi) possessory interest in land.
Significant interference (private nuisance) transcends (i) ____ ________, being (ii) ______ or ______ to the _____ ______ in the community.
(i) minor annoyance; (ii) offensive or intolerable; (iii) average person
Interference is (i) ________ if no (ii) ________ ________ should have to endure it. Factors include the (iii) _____ of the possessors use, the (iv) _________’s character, (v) _________ expectations, and whether the nuisance is of unusual (vi) ________, ________, or ________.
(i) unreasonable; (ii) reasonable possessor; utility; (iv) neighborhood’s; (v) social; (vi) magnitude, frequency, or duration.
In the tort of conversion of chattel, the actor (i) ______ ______ ________ over chattel (movable personal property) in (ii) ________ ________, and so doing, so seriously (iii) _______ with the victims (iv) _____ ____ in the chattel that it is fair to compel the actor to pay the chattel’s (v) _____ ______. Outright theft or destruction usually suffices, but is not necessary.
(i) intentionally exercises control; (ii) another’s possession; (iii) interferes; (iv) superior rights; (v) full value.
To demonstration intent for conversion of chattel, the actor must (i) ________ __________ and act that happens to (ii) _____ with the victim’s (iii) ______ _______ in chattel. The Actor need not know or have reason to know of the victim’s rights.
(i) intentionally perform; (ii) interfere; (iii) superior rights
Interference with chattel entails using the chattel _______ with the victim’s rights.
inconsistently
Several factors support requiring the actor to pay the chattel’s full value: (i) __________ of full value (e.g, (ii) ________); (iii) ____ ______ of the victim’s rights; (iv) the _______ and _______ of the actor’s control; (v) the __________ or _______ interference; and (vi) substantial ______, ________, or ______.
(i) deprivation; (ii) destruction; (iii) serious usurpation; (iv) extent and duration; (v) deliberate or knowing; (vi) damage, inconvenience, or expense.
In the tort of trespass to chattel, the actor (i) ________ does an act that happens to (ii) ________ with the victim’s (iii) ________ _______ to possess the chattel, but not (iv) _______ enough to justify requiring payment of its (v) ___ _____. Interferences includes (vi) ________ the victim of chattel’s use for a (vii) ______ _________ or (viii) ________ ________ it’s usefulness.
(i) intentionally; (ii) interfere; (iii) superior right; (iv) seriously; (v) full payment; (vi) depriving; (vii) appreciable (brief) time; (vii) materially impairing.
The defense to intentional torts include: (i) _____, (ii) ______ of person, (iii) public ______, (iv) private ______, (v) _____, _________ or property, (vi) ______ of property; or (vii) _____ ________.
(i) consent; (ii) defense; (iii) necessity; (iv) necessity; (v) recapture, reclamation, (vi) defense; (vii) mistake insufficient.
Effective (i) _______ or ________ _________ is a defense to all intentional torts, provided that the actors conduct remained within the scope of (ii) _________. To give effective (iii) ___________, a person must (iv) know all the _______ facts, (v) ________ without ______ or _______; (vi) not be ________; and (vii) suffer no _______ ______
(i) express or implied consent; (ii) consent; (iii) consent; (iv) material; (v) consent without duress or coercion; (vi) underage; (vii) mental defect
An actor may use (i) ____ _____ against persons insofar as the actor (ii) _______ ________ it is (iii) ________ to defend himself against (iv) _________, ________ force.
(i) physical force; (ii) reasonably believes; (iii) necessary, (iv) imminent, unlawful.
Retaliation and preemptive strikes to threats of physical force are ________
forbidden.
If an actor defense himself with physical force, the force must not be (i) ________ ________ than what the actor (ii) _______ ________ _________
(i) significantly greater; (ii) reasonably believes necessary
An actor can defend with (i) ________ ________ if he (ii) _________ _________ it is (iii) ____________ to prevent (iv) _________ death or serious bodily injury
(i) deadly force; (ii) reasonably believes; (iii) necessary; (iv) imminent
The initial aggressor may use force in defense only if the target: (i) ______ _______ __________ or (ii) _______ __________ after the aggressor backs off, having (iii) (iii) ________ ______________ _________ to cease force.
(i) uses excessive force; (ii) uses force; (iii) clearly communicated intent
The tort defense of public necessity is available if the actor (i) ________ _________ that (ii) __________ with (iii) ________’s ___________ is (iv) _________ to avoid (v) _______ ________.
(i) reasonably believes; (ii) interfering; (iii) another’s property; (iv) necessary; (v) public disaster
The tort defense of private necessity is available if the actor (i) _________ _________ that (ii) ___________ with (iii) ________’s _________ is (iv) _________ to prevent (v) ________ __________ to (vi) __________ or ________.
(i) reasonably believes; (ii) interring; (iii) another’s property; (iv) necessary; (v) serious harm; (vi) persons or property.
An actor may rely on the defense of recapture, reclamation of property if he (i) _______ ________’s _______ and remains there as long as (ii) _________ _________ to (iii) ______ __________, provided that (iv) _________ is at a (v) reasonable ______ , in a (vi) reasonable ________, and without (vii) ________ of the _______ or (viii) _______ against a person.
(i) enter another’s land; (ii) reasonably necessary; (iii) reclaim property; (iv) entry; (v) time; (vi) manner, (vii) breach of the peace; (viii) force
If someone has taken (i) _________ wrongfully, an is (ii) __________ fleeing, and has not gotten away, the owner may (iii) ________ the taker and use (iv) ________, _______ ________ to reclaim the (v) _______.
(i) chattel; (ii) currency; (iii) pursue; (iv) reasonably, non-deadly force; (v) chattel
In defense of property, the defender may use (i) _________ _________ force to defend (ii) _______ or _______. If reasonable, the defender must first (iii) ______ that the wrongdoer (iv) _______.
(i) reasonable, non-deadly; (ii) land or chattel; (iii) demand; (iv) stop
(i) _________ insufficient means that in order to use (ii) ________ to defend or recapture (iii) ________, the real (iv) ___________ must (v) __________. (vi) ________ ______ is insufficient.
(i) Mistake; (ii) force; (iii) property; (iv) circumstance; (v) exist; (vi) reasonable belief
Negligence torts occur because the actor (i) ______ the victim a (ii) _______ __ ________ to a (iii) _______ __ ________ and (iv) ________ that (v) _______, (vi) _______ and (vii) ___________, (viii) __________ the victim (ix) ________.
(i) owes; (ii) duty to conform; (iii) standard of care; (iv) breaches; (v) duty, (vi) actually; (vii) proximately; (viii) causing; (ix) harm
In order for a negligence tor to exist, the actor must (i) _____ the victim a (ii) ________ __ _____.
(i) owe; (ii) duty of care
For a negligence tort, a (i) _______ arises if the actor should (ii) ________ ________ that his conduct creates an (iii) _______ _______ of (iv) ________ ___ _______
(i) duty; (ii) reasonably foresee; (iii) unreasonable risk; (iv) harm to another
The majority view of (i) ________ _____ is the (ii) ______ view, which imposes a (iii) ______ only insofar as the conduct creates a (iv) ________ _________ risk of harm to someone in the victim’s (v) __________. Others, though injured, are owed no (vi) ______.
(i) foreseeable risk; (ii) Cardozo; (iii); (iv) foreseeable risk; (v) position; (vi) duty.
The (i) _________ view of (ii) _______ ________ is that if the actor’s conduct could (iii) _______ ______ ______ someone, a (iv) ______ flows to (v) _________ harmed.
(i) Andrew’s; (ii) foreseeable risk; (iii) reasonably foreseeably harm; (iv) duty; (v) anyone
In general, (i) ________ are also (ii) __________ victims who may be injured trying to help someone imperiled by the (iii) __________.
(i) rescuers; (ii) foreseeable; (iii) negligence
The (i) _________’s ______ says that an actor is generally not liable to harm of (ii) _______-________ ________ responding to an emergency caused by negligence, but the actor is liable for (iii) ____, ________, or __________ unrelated to the cause.
(i) firefighter’s rule; (ii) public-safety officers; (iii) intent, recklessness, or negligence
An actor owes a (i) _______ if he has (ii) ______ to _____ that his conduct has (iii) _______ the ______ to the risk of (iv) ________; the (v) _______ requires (vi) ______ ________ to prevent (vii) _______ _______ harm.
(i) duty; (ii) reason to know; (iii) exposed the victim; (iv) harm; (v) duty; (vi) reasonable care; (vii) foreseeable future
The actor owes a (i) ________ to anyone he (ii) _______ _______ to _________, with or without (iii) __________, or who (iv) __________ _________ on his promise.
(i) duty; (ii) voluntarily undertakes to assist; (iii) compensation; (iv) reasonable relies.
There is no duty to (i) ________, but if one attempts a (ii) _________, he must use (iii) ________ ______ to avoid inuring the person assisted.
(i) rescue; (ii) rescue; (iii) reasonable care
If someone has an established (i) ______, he must follow the (ii) ________ of _______ to avoid (iii) _______.
(i) duty; (ii) standard of care; (iii) liability
An (i) _______ must exercise the (ii) _______ of a _____ _______ under the circumstances to avoid causing (iii) _______ _______ ________.
(i) adult; (ii) care of a reasonable person; (iii) reasonably foreseeable harm.
A (i) _________ __________ is (ii) ____ and of (iii) ______ _________, with the (iv) ________, _________, and ___________ of an average (v) ______ ________ (plus the actor’s superior attributes) with the (vi) _______ _________.
(i) reasonable person; (ii) sane; (iii) average intelligence; (iv) knowledge, foresight, and experience; (v) community member; (vi) physical characteristics.
A (i) _______ must behave reasonably for a (ii) ______ of his (iii) ______. The (iv) _______ standard of care applies to (v) _________ undertaking activities carrying (vi) _______ ________ of (vii) _____ _____ if not conducted with a (viii) ______ ______’s care and skill (e.g, driving a car).
(i) minor; (ii) child; (iii) age; (iv) adult; (v) children; (vi) inherent risk; (vii) grave injury; (viii) reasonable adult’s
(i) _____ _________ owe a (ii) _______ of ______ to some occupants.
(i) Land Possessors; (ii) duty of care.
A (i) ______ _______ owes most occupants a (ii) _____ to use (iii) __________ ____ in conducting on-premise activities to avoid injury them.
(i) land possessor; (ii) duty; (iii) reasonable care
Generally, a (i) _____ ______ owes no (ii) _____ if the (ii) _______ is (iv) _______ and ______.
(i) land possessor; (ii) duty; (iii) risk; (iv) open and obvious
An (i) _________ on the (ii) ________ with the possessor’s (iii) ___________ for either (iv) _________ ______ benefitting the possessor or for a purpose for which the (v) ________ are (vi) ________ ________.
(i) invitee; (ii) premise; (iii) permission; (iv) business dealings; (v) premises; (v) publicly open
An (i) _________ must remain within the (ii) ________’s time and space limitations, or else become a (iii) _______ or a (iv) _________.
(i) invitee; (ii) invitations; (iii) licensee; (iv) trespasser
The (i) _____ _______ must (ii) ______ or _______ any (iii) __________ about any (iv) ________ _________ natural or (v) _______ condition, if the (vi) _____ _______ ________ or if a (vii) _______ _______ would reveal them.
(i) land possessor; (ii) remedy or warn; (iii) inviteee; (iv) unreasonably dangerous; (v) artificial; (vi) land possessor knows; (vii) reasonable inspection.
A (i) ___________ is on the premises by the (ii) ________’s (iii) ________ or ________. If the (iv) _________ goes beyond the scope of the (v) ______, he becomes a (vi) ___________. The possessor owes the (vii) _______ no duty of (viii) ________, but must take (ix) _______ steps to (x) _______ about or (xi) ________ any (xii) _______ ________ natural or artificial condition if the possessor (xiii) ________ of the condition and risk, and (xiv) ______ or should ________ that the licensee is (xv) ________ to _______ it.
(i) licensee; (ii) possessor’s; (iii) consent or privilege; (iv) licensee; (v) license; (vi) trespasser; (vii) licensee; (viii) inspection; (ix) reasonable; (x) warn; (xi) remedy; (xii) unreasonably dangerous; (xiii) knows; (xiv) knows or should know; (xv) unlikely to discover
A (i) __________ is on the (ii) _________ without (iii) _______ or ________. If the possessor knows or has reason to know of the (iv) _________’s presence and knows that the (v) _________ is (vi) __________ a (viii) ________, (viii) ___________ condition posing (ix) _____ of (x) ____ ___ or ______, he must (xi) ______ the (xii) __________.
(i) trespasser; (ii) premises; (iii) consent or privilege; (iv) trespasser’s; (v) trespasser; (vi) approaching; (vii) non-obvious; (viii) artificial; (ix) risk; (x) serious injury or death; (xi) warn; (xii) trespasser.
If the (i) ________ knows or should know that (ii) ______ will likely (iii) _______ upon a place where an (iv) _______ _________ poses (v) _______ of (vi) _______ or _____ _________ to them, the (vii) _________ must take (viii) _______ ______ to protect them, provided that the (ix) ____________ would be too (x) _______ to appreciate the (xi) _________ and the condition’s (xii) _________ and (xiii) _______ of ________ the risk are slight compared to the danger of the (xiv) _______ _________.
(i) possessor; (ii) children; (iii) trespass; (iv) artificial condition; (v) risk; (vi) death or serious harm; (viii) possessor; (viii) reasonable steps; (ix) children; (x) young; (xi) danger; (xii) utility; (xiii) burden of eliminating; (xiv) child trespassers.
A (i) _______ has no duty to a (ii) _______ or his guests to (iii) ______ about or (iv) ________ defects on the premises, except insofar as: the (v) ________ (vi) ______ _______ or (vii) _____ ______ to repair; or (viii) _________ ______ over the premises (e.g., common areas); or (ix) ____ to ______ about or (x) ____ a (xi) ___ ______ not (xii) ______ _____ by the tenant; or leases the premises for (xiii) ______ ___.
(i) landlord; (ii) duty; (iii) warn; (iv) remedy; (v) landlord; (vi) contractually agrees; (vii) voluntarily undertakes; (viii) retains control; (ix) fails to warn; (x) fix; (xi) known defect; (xii) reasonably discoverable; (xiii) public use.
With exceptions, a person generally has no (i) ___ to protect another from (ii) ______ ______.
(i) duty; (ii) third parties.