LGS 200 EXAM 2 FULLY SOLVED TEST PAPER
GRADED A+
◉ Rylands v. Fletcher (CASE).
Answer: Established the idea of strict liability within the common
law
- Blasting cases (with dynamite) are most common
- Categories:
-- Ultrahazardous Activity: If you engage in harmful activity, you are
liable for that harm
--- Wild Animals
--- Products Liability
◉ Ultrahazardous Activity.
Answer: If you engage in harmful activity, you are liable for that
harm
Ex- Wild Animals
-Products Liability
◉ Assault.
Answer: Any word or deed intended to make someone fearful of
immediate harm or reasonable threat
, ◉ Battery.
Answer: Any unprivileged intentional touching of another
◉ False Imprisonment.
Answer: Intentional keeping of someone against their wills (Pg. 135)
- Shoplifting scenarios are most common
◉ Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.
Answer: Results in extreme emotional distress.
- Death of a loved one scenarios
◉ Defamation.
Answer: Anything published or publicly spoken that harms the
reputation of another. (Pg. 136)
Ex-
- It must be made public
- Libel: written defamation
- Slander: oral defamation
- A standard of malice must be proven
- Truth is a complete defense in defamation suits: if the statements
can be proven true, defamation charges do not hold
GRADED A+
◉ Rylands v. Fletcher (CASE).
Answer: Established the idea of strict liability within the common
law
- Blasting cases (with dynamite) are most common
- Categories:
-- Ultrahazardous Activity: If you engage in harmful activity, you are
liable for that harm
--- Wild Animals
--- Products Liability
◉ Ultrahazardous Activity.
Answer: If you engage in harmful activity, you are liable for that
harm
Ex- Wild Animals
-Products Liability
◉ Assault.
Answer: Any word or deed intended to make someone fearful of
immediate harm or reasonable threat
, ◉ Battery.
Answer: Any unprivileged intentional touching of another
◉ False Imprisonment.
Answer: Intentional keeping of someone against their wills (Pg. 135)
- Shoplifting scenarios are most common
◉ Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.
Answer: Results in extreme emotional distress.
- Death of a loved one scenarios
◉ Defamation.
Answer: Anything published or publicly spoken that harms the
reputation of another. (Pg. 136)
Ex-
- It must be made public
- Libel: written defamation
- Slander: oral defamation
- A standard of malice must be proven
- Truth is a complete defense in defamation suits: if the statements
can be proven true, defamation charges do not hold
