Problem 19-1, page 231 tentionally or to understand a. Did Jeremy act intentionally? Is a five-year-old too young to act in the significance of his actions? b. Did Jeremy cause Helen's fall? Explain your answer. c. Can Helen sue Jeremy and force him to pay for her injuries? Can she sue Jeremy's parents? d. Should it matter that Jeremy did not mean to hurt the woman? e. Would the legal outcome be different if the child had been running in the yard and tripped over the chair just as Helen was siting down, resulting in the same injury to her? Explain your answer Problem 19-2, page 233 a. Lenny is a successful and very rich -bank robber. He is also careful not to harm bank tellers. in fact, he always uses wearpons without bullets, Unfortunately for Lenny, he holds up on bank too many, and the police catch him. The day before he is caught he sticks an unloaded gun into the face of Cynthia, the teller at the last National Bank. Cynthia wants to bring a civil suit against Lenny for assault. Will she be successful? b. The tort of battery can be committed against someone who is asleep or unconscious, but the tort of assault cannot. Explain. Problem 19-3, page 235 Give a specific example of a situation in which you believe someone should be able to recover damages for infliction of emotional distress. Write the dialogue, showing exactly what each party said and did. Determine the amount of damages that should be awarded. Problem 19-4, page 236 a. What arguments can Mr. Stobbs make? b. What arguments can Big Town make? Problem 19-1, page 231 tentionally or to understand a. Did Jeremy act intentionally? Is a five-year-old too young to act in the significance of his actions? b. Did Jeremy cause Helen's fall? Explain your answer. c. Can Helen sue Jeremy and force him to pay for her injuries? Can she sue Jeremy's parents? d. Should it matter that Jeremy did not mean to hurt the woman? e. Would the legal outcome be different if the child had been running in the yard and tripped over the chair just as Helen was siting down, resulting in the same injury to her? Explain your answer Problem 19-2, page 233 a. Lenny is a successful and very rich -bank robber. He is also careful not to harm bank tellers. in fact, he always uses wearpons without bullets, Unfortunately for Lenny, he holds up on bank too many, and the police catch him. The day before he is caught he sticks an unloaded gun into the face of Cynthia, the teller at the last National Bank. Cynthia wants to bring a civil suit against Lenny for assault. Will she be successful? b. The tort of battery can be committed against someone who is asleep or unconscious, but the tort of assault cannot. Explain. Problem 19-3, page 235 Give a specific example of a situation in which you believe someone should be able to recover damages for infliction of emotional distress. Write the dialogue, showing exactly what each party said and did. Determine the amount of damages that should be awarded. Problem 19-4, page 236 a. What arguments can Mr. Stobbs make? b. What arguments can Big Town make
