Torts MBE Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Intentional Torts: Generally - Answer✔️✔️-Battery
Assault
False Imprisonment
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Trespass to Land
Trespass to Chattels
Conversion
Intentional Torts: Battery - Answer✔️✔️-Harmful or offensive contract with
person of another
-Must be person. Can be anything person holding
-Doesn't have to be physical: Poison sandwich
-Offensive: Not permitted by ordinary
Intentional Torts: Assault - Answer✔️✔️-D Places P in anticipation of
immediate battery
- Apparent ability creates reasonable apprehension
- Threat must be immediate. Mere words insufficient
- Words can negate: "Just wait for tomorrow"
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Intentional Torts:False Imprisonment - Answer✔️✔️-D commits confines P
to bounded area
- Threat's count if on mind of ordinary sensitivity
- Omission an act of restraint if duty to help move
- P must be aware and confined: Also if no access
- Movement must be limited in all directions
- Reasonable, discoverable escape. Not dangerous, etc
Intentional Torts: IIED - Answer✔️✔️-Outrageous conduct + Severe
emotional distress
- Mere words no enough
- More likely if D common carrier or innkeeper
- Or if p protected class (young, old, prego)
- Distress: Badly upset. No psych needed, helpful. No medication required
Intentional Torts: Trespass to Land - Answer✔️✔️-Act of physical invasion
- Can be unintentional. Must be physical. Throw stuff
- Includes air above and soil below if usable to owner
Intentional Torts: Trespass to Chattels - Answer✔️✔️-Intentional
interferences with personal property
- Anything but land and buildings
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