QUIZ No. 1 (TORTS)

BUSINESS LAW I / SPRING 2021

Section I. TRUE/FALSE

(

Max. Points for Section =

10 Points).

For each of the following statements, indicate (with a "T" or "F") whether the statement is True or False.

Each correct response is worth one (1) point. All work must be your own without assistance or input

from anyone else.

1. _________.

Governments and their officials acting in the scope of their public duties are

generally immune from tort liability.

2. _________.

A shopkeeper who reasonably suspects a person of theft may lawfully detain

the suspect for a reasonable time without being guilty of false imprisonment.

3. _________.

Generally, corporate employees acting intentionally and outside the scope of

their employment without proper authority are liable individually and personally to third parties

for their tortious acts committed in the course of their corporate employ.

4. _________.

The law of Products Liability concerning defective products is generally

understood to impose liability only on a product maker or manufacturer for failures to warn of

known defects.

5. _________.

The common law tort of Trespass is the foundation from which many of the

torts studied in Chapter 9 are derived.

6. _________.

The tort of assault requires an offensive and harmful touching of another.

7. _________.

The concept of "comparative negligence" is a common law defense to a

negligence action that permits a Defendant to avoid liability to a Plaintiff that substantially

contributed to his/her own injuries and whose negligence is greater than any negligence of the

Defendant.

8. _________.

The tort of medical malpractice requires a Plaintiff to show a breach of the duty

of the professional standard of care required by a reasonable and competent professional, such

as a physician, and is in essence a particularized application of the tort of negligence.

9. _________.

A Plaintiff struck suddenly from behind by his assailant may sue successfully for

assault but not battery in order to recover damages for bodily injuries caused by the incident.

10. ________.

A Defendant may successfully sue a Judge for Defamation if the Judge calls the

Defendant a liar, bum and a scourge on society at the Defendant's sentencing hearing for theft.