BUL 3310 Exam 2024 with Solutions to
Questions
Tom took Ann's 125 Economics text from her locker without her knowledge and sold it
back to the college bookstore, keeping the profits. Tom has committed the tort of.....
Conversion
Trespass to chattel
Embezzlement
Nuisance - Answer Conversion
Another term for punitive damages is ___________damages.
Exculpatory
Inculpatory
Exemplary
Criminal - Answer Exemplary
What is the difference between libel and slander?
,Libel is a written communication, and slander is an oral communication.
Libel is also a felony, but slander is not.
Libel requires that plaintiff prove malice on the part of the defendant, but slander
does not.
Businesses can only sue for defamation based on libel, not slander. - Answer Libel is a
written communication, and slander is an oral communication.
Which of the following forms of slander would not require that plaintiff show
special damages?
(select all the answer options that are correct)
,A statement that someone had a sexually transmitted disease
A statement that an accountant had stolen money from a client
A statement that restaurant served bad tasting food.
A statement that a female student was sexually promiscuous - Answer A statement that
someone had a sexually transmitted disease
A statement that an accountant had stolen money from a client
A statement that a female student was sexually promiscuous
Defendant's failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would do in his
circumstances subjects him to liability for......
Defamation
Fraud
Negligence
Strict liability - Answer Negligence
A minor is held to the same duty of care as an adult when driving a car.
, True
False - Answer True
Tom took Al's car without Al's permission and used it for two days before returning it.
Tom has committed the tort of conversion.
True
False - Answer False
The earliest application of strict liability in American law was in cases involving which
of the following?
Tobacco products
Medical services
Dangerous animals
Defective products - Answer Dangerous animals
Valerie Vet accidentally left the back door to her pet clinic open and Cuddles, a canine
patient, escaped. Cuddles ran around in the road and in an adjacent field until she
was found and returned to the clinic half an hour later, completely unharmed. Is
Valerie liable to Cuddles' owner for negligence?
Questions
Tom took Ann's 125 Economics text from her locker without her knowledge and sold it
back to the college bookstore, keeping the profits. Tom has committed the tort of.....
Conversion
Trespass to chattel
Embezzlement
Nuisance - Answer Conversion
Another term for punitive damages is ___________damages.
Exculpatory
Inculpatory
Exemplary
Criminal - Answer Exemplary
What is the difference between libel and slander?
,Libel is a written communication, and slander is an oral communication.
Libel is also a felony, but slander is not.
Libel requires that plaintiff prove malice on the part of the defendant, but slander
does not.
Businesses can only sue for defamation based on libel, not slander. - Answer Libel is a
written communication, and slander is an oral communication.
Which of the following forms of slander would not require that plaintiff show
special damages?
(select all the answer options that are correct)
,A statement that someone had a sexually transmitted disease
A statement that an accountant had stolen money from a client
A statement that restaurant served bad tasting food.
A statement that a female student was sexually promiscuous - Answer A statement that
someone had a sexually transmitted disease
A statement that an accountant had stolen money from a client
A statement that a female student was sexually promiscuous
Defendant's failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would do in his
circumstances subjects him to liability for......
Defamation
Fraud
Negligence
Strict liability - Answer Negligence
A minor is held to the same duty of care as an adult when driving a car.
, True
False - Answer True
Tom took Al's car without Al's permission and used it for two days before returning it.
Tom has committed the tort of conversion.
True
False - Answer False
The earliest application of strict liability in American law was in cases involving which
of the following?
Tobacco products
Medical services
Dangerous animals
Defective products - Answer Dangerous animals
Valerie Vet accidentally left the back door to her pet clinic open and Cuddles, a canine
patient, escaped. Cuddles ran around in the road and in an adjacent field until she
was found and returned to the clinic half an hour later, completely unharmed. Is
Valerie liable to Cuddles' owner for negligence?
