Exam 3 - Torts Practice Questions
A store employee suspects that Jane stole two expensive wallets. The employee asks Jane to step into
an office and empty the contents of her backpack. Jane does this and no wallets are found. The
employee apologizes to Jane and opens the door for Jane to leave the office and return to the store. If
Jane sued the store for the tort of false imprisonment, what would be the likely result?
A. The shopkeeper would prevail under the shopkeeper's privilege doctrine
B. The shopkeeper would prevail under the doctrine of absolute privilege
C. The shopkeeper would prevail under the doctrine of assumption of the risk
D. Jane would prevail under the doctrine of strict liability
E. Jane would prevail under the doctrine comparative fault - Answer-A. The shopkeeper would prevail
under the shopkeeper's privilege doctrine
A store employee suspects that Jane stole an expensive article of clothing from a ladies clothing store.
The employee asks Jane to step into an office and empty the contents of her backpack. Jane does this
and the employee finds that Jane had stolen the clothing. The locked Jane in the management office to
await the arrival of the police. The police were busy with more important matters and did not arrive.
Finally, after 10 hours, the employee released Jane. If Jane sued the store for the tort of "false
imprisonment," what would be the likely result?
A. The store would prevail under the doctrine of absolute privilege
B. The store would prevail under the doctrine of assumption of the risk
C. The store would prevail under the doctrine of shopkeeper's privilege
D. Jane would prevail under the doctrine of strict liability
E. Jane would prevail under because the employee did not act reasonably - Answer-E. Jane would prevail
under because the employee did not act reasonably
, Mel cyberbullied and stalked Ina, often leaving her threatening messages online and in person. Ina
became afraid to leave her home, lost her job, and had to seek professional counseling. Assuming that
Mel's actions were extreme and outrageous which of the following torts have been committed by Mel?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Appropriation of identity.
D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
E. All of these. - Answer-D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Mel cyberbullied and stalked Ina, often leaving her threatening messages online and in person. Ina
became afraid to leave her home, lost her job, and had to seek professional counseling. Assuming that
Mel's actions were extreme and outrageous which of the following torts have been committed by Mel?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Appropriation of identity.
D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
E. All of these. - Answer-D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Sarah is an elementary school librarian in a small Arkansas town. She has never committed a crime and
her name has never been in the paper until the local newspaper published a news report stating that
Sarah sells meth (an illegal drug) to students. The school fires Sarah because of the newspaper story.
Sarah sues the newspaper for defamation. At trial the jury finds that Sarah has proven by a
preponderance of the evidence that the news report was false and that she had sustained substantial
damages due to the false report. However, Sarah did not prove that the newspaper acted with malice.
What is the likely outcome of Sarah's lawsuit?
A. She will lose because she did not prove the element of malice
B. She will lose because newspapers have absolute immunity from liability for claims of defamation
C. She will win because of the precedent in New York Times v. Sullivan
A store employee suspects that Jane stole two expensive wallets. The employee asks Jane to step into
an office and empty the contents of her backpack. Jane does this and no wallets are found. The
employee apologizes to Jane and opens the door for Jane to leave the office and return to the store. If
Jane sued the store for the tort of false imprisonment, what would be the likely result?
A. The shopkeeper would prevail under the shopkeeper's privilege doctrine
B. The shopkeeper would prevail under the doctrine of absolute privilege
C. The shopkeeper would prevail under the doctrine of assumption of the risk
D. Jane would prevail under the doctrine of strict liability
E. Jane would prevail under the doctrine comparative fault - Answer-A. The shopkeeper would prevail
under the shopkeeper's privilege doctrine
A store employee suspects that Jane stole an expensive article of clothing from a ladies clothing store.
The employee asks Jane to step into an office and empty the contents of her backpack. Jane does this
and the employee finds that Jane had stolen the clothing. The locked Jane in the management office to
await the arrival of the police. The police were busy with more important matters and did not arrive.
Finally, after 10 hours, the employee released Jane. If Jane sued the store for the tort of "false
imprisonment," what would be the likely result?
A. The store would prevail under the doctrine of absolute privilege
B. The store would prevail under the doctrine of assumption of the risk
C. The store would prevail under the doctrine of shopkeeper's privilege
D. Jane would prevail under the doctrine of strict liability
E. Jane would prevail under because the employee did not act reasonably - Answer-E. Jane would prevail
under because the employee did not act reasonably
, Mel cyberbullied and stalked Ina, often leaving her threatening messages online and in person. Ina
became afraid to leave her home, lost her job, and had to seek professional counseling. Assuming that
Mel's actions were extreme and outrageous which of the following torts have been committed by Mel?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Appropriation of identity.
D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
E. All of these. - Answer-D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Mel cyberbullied and stalked Ina, often leaving her threatening messages online and in person. Ina
became afraid to leave her home, lost her job, and had to seek professional counseling. Assuming that
Mel's actions were extreme and outrageous which of the following torts have been committed by Mel?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Appropriation of identity.
D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
E. All of these. - Answer-D. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Sarah is an elementary school librarian in a small Arkansas town. She has never committed a crime and
her name has never been in the paper until the local newspaper published a news report stating that
Sarah sells meth (an illegal drug) to students. The school fires Sarah because of the newspaper story.
Sarah sues the newspaper for defamation. At trial the jury finds that Sarah has proven by a
preponderance of the evidence that the news report was false and that she had sustained substantial
damages due to the false report. However, Sarah did not prove that the newspaper acted with malice.
What is the likely outcome of Sarah's lawsuit?
A. She will lose because she did not prove the element of malice
B. She will lose because newspapers have absolute immunity from liability for claims of defamation
C. She will win because of the precedent in New York Times v. Sullivan
