Aviation Law Test 3 –solved

Common Law - Answer ️️ -Body of law that has been established by judicial pronouncements over hundreds of years Where does most of our law come from? - Answer ️️ -Britain What is Sovereign Immunity? - Answer ️️ -Provided legal immunity to king What act passed in 1946? - Answer ️️ -Federal Tort Claim Act - face same vicarious liability that private business does Exceptions to the FTCA? - Answer ️️ -Geographic Limitation Combatant Activity Activity Incident to Military Activity Discretionary Function (Planning/Policy Making) How can Geographic Limitation be used as an exception to the federal tort claims act? - Answer ️️ -Excluding claims arising in a foreign country Why doesn't FTCA apply when Combatant Activity comes into play? - Answer ️️ -Federal Tort Claim Act doesn't apply when a claim arises due to military, naval or coast guard forces engaging in combatant activities during war What is an Activity Incident to Military Activity? - Answer ️️ -Not liable if person injured was engaged in an "activity incident to military service" How is Discretionary Function an exception to the federal tort claims act? - Answer ️️ - Planning and policy making