Question 5

Oxley throws a rock intending to hit Pieter but misses and hits Ricardo who sustains an injury. Ricardo can most likely recover the cost of his injury from Oxley in a suit based on the tort theory of

trespass

invasion of privacy

battery

conversion

Question 7

Lex Luther owns a building and cannot find a tenant for the last two years.He burns down the building.What crime can Lex Luther be charged with?

Battery

Arson

Assault

Larceny

Question 8

Diego is arrested for a theft committed by someone who stole his identity. A court orders his release, but due to a police error in Diego's paperwork, he is held in jail for a month. The police are most likely liable for

assault

false imprisionment

abuse of process

malicious prosecution

Question 9

Felix tells Genie, a prospective tenant, that the roof of the Hillside Apartments building does not leak when Felix knows that it does. This may give rise to an action for fraud, because the statement is one of

illusion

puffery

opinion

fact

Question 10

A civil wrong not arising out of contract is the definition of a

Copyright

Tort

Crime

Contract

Question 11

A wrong against society resulting in a fine, imprisonment or death is the definition of a

Crime

Copyright

Contract

Tort