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11)Following a torts exam, the evil professor allowed all the students to leave the classroom except Smarty Pants. The evil professor locked all the doors

11)Following a torts exam, the evil professor allowed all the students to leave the classroom except Smarty Pants. The evil professor locked all the doors and would not let Smarty Pants leave because he believed that Smarty Pants had been cheating.What tort has the evil professor committed? ___________________________________________

12)Eve knows that Adam has a morbid fear of snakes. As an extremely outrageous prank, Eve puts a nest of non-venomous snakes in Adam's bed. When Adam sees the snakes, he becomes so frightened that he suffers a nervous breakdown and must be treated at a hospital outside of Eden.What tort has Eve committed? _________________________________________________________

13)Mickey and Minnie are arguing, and Mickey threatens to have his dog, Pluto (whom he has on a leash), attack Minnie. Minnie is immediately afraid. What tort has Mickey committed? ________________________________

14)Mickey and Minnie are arguing and Mickey threatens to have his dog, Pluto (whom he has on a leash), attack Minnie. Mickey lets go of Pluto and Pluto attacks Minnie. What tort has Mickey committed?____________________

15)Lucky Luciano is Al Capone's "houseguest", a mob word for prisoner. Lucky Luciano attempts to leave and Al Capone tells him, "if you try to leave the house, first I'll break your fingers, then I'll kill ya". What tort has Al Capone committed? _____________________________________

16)Professor Snape sees his copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" sitting on a table at the Hogwarts cafe. He picks up the book, puts it in his bag and takes it home with him. In fact, the book belongs to Voldemort, and Professor Snape has mistaken it for his own copy. Professor Snape soon realizes he grabbed the wrong copy and returns to the Hogwarts caf to return the book. What tort has Professor Snape committed?__________________________________________

17)Dorothy and Toto despise Mrs. Gulch. Dorothy knows Mrs. Gulch has a prized collection of roses in her yard. Every day after school, Dorothy and Toto enter onto Mrs. Gulch's property and walk through her rose bush garden just to annoy Mrs. Gulch. What tort has Dorothy committed? _______________________________

18) Floyd Mayweather Jr. runs at Mike Tyson with fists clenched and with the intent to punch Tyson. Tyson is afraid that he is about to be punched and that he is going to have to fight/bite Mayweather. However, when Mayweather gets close enough to see the tribal tattoos on Tyson's face, he stops short and changes his mind about punching Tyson. What tort has Mayweather committed? __________________________

19)Moses has a speech impediment; when he talks, he stutters. Bully makes fun of Moses everyday at lunch, jumping up on the stage in the cafeteria and mimicking his stutter. In addition to a speech therapist, Moses eventually has to see a psychiatrist as a result of the bullying. What tort has Bully committed? __________________________________________________

20)Ferris Bueller took Principal Rooney's Chevy Nova for joyride around Chicago. Ferris crashed the car completely totaling it. The damage was so extensive that Ferris will not be able to return it to Principal Rooney. What tort has Ferris committed? _______________________

21)One evening, Strike enters a dimly lit bowling alley, takes off his white Converse sneakers, puts them under a bench and puts on his bowling shoes. After bowling a perfect game, he grabs what he thinks are his Converse, puts them on and drives home. At the time he put on the Converse, Strike was so giddy about his great game he believed the shoes to be his. When Strike had driven a couple miles down the road, he realized that the sneakers he had on were yellow, not white, and therefore not his. Strike turned around and drove back to the bowling alley, where he handed the sneakers to Turkey, who had been trying to figure out where his yellow sneakers had gone. What tort has Strike committed?____________________________

Word Bank: (Each tort can be used up to 3 times)

1. Assault

2. Battery

3. Conversion

4. False imprisonment

5. Intentional infliction of emotional distress

6. Trespass to chattel

7. Trespass to land

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