Quizzes-Law 10-Fall 2012

1. Bob pushes Carol. Carol falls and breaks her arm. Bob is liable for the injury

a. if Bob intended to push Carol.

b. only if Bob did not intend to break Carol’s arm.

c. only if Bob had a bad motive for pushing Carol.

d. only if Bob intended to break Carol’s arm.

2. At Scrumptious Cafe, Tyler believes that he was overcharged and shoves Uma, a waiter. Uma sues Tyler, alleging that the shove was a battery. Tyler is liable if

a. Scrumptious did not overcharge Tyler.

b. the shove was offensive.

c. Tyler acted out of malice.

d. Uma did not wait on Tyler.

3. Glen falsely accuses Hu of stealing from Island Tours, Inc., their employer. Glen’s statement is defamatory only if

a. a third party hears it.

b. Hu has not been caught.

c. the statement is puffery.

d. the statement is true.

4. Great Tans, Inc., uses, in its radio ads, a recording by Holly, who owns the rights, without paying for the use. Over time, the song comes to be associated with Great Tans. In Holly’s suit against Great Tans, the firm is most likely liable for

a. appropriation.

b. conversion.

c. wrongful interference with a customary relationship.

d. none of the choices.

5. Jim is an appliance salesperson. To make a sale, he asserts that a certain model of a Kitchen Helper refrigerator is the “best one ever made.” This is

a. fraud if the statement is the truth.

b. fraud if Jim believes that this statement is not true.

c. fraud if Jim is stating his opinion, not the facts.

d. not fraud.

6. Kai files a suit against Lana based on one of Lana’s statements that Kai alleges is fraudulent. To give rise to fraud, the statement must be one of

a. emotion.

b. fact.

c. illusion.

d. opinion.

7. Clem, a Delite Dairy salesperson, follows Edna, a salesperson for Festive Foods, a Delite competitor, as Edna visits stores to make sales. Clem solicits each of Edna’s customers. Clem is most likely liable for

a. conversion.

b. trespass to personal property.

c. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

d. none of the choices.

8. OK Dry-Cleaning advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Purity Cleaners patronize OK instead of Purity. This is

a. appropriation.

b. conversion.

c. wrongful interference with a contractual relationship.

d. none of the choices.

9. Joy invites Ken into her apartment. Ken commits trespass to land if he a. enters the apartment with fraudulent intent.

b. harms the apartment in any way.

c. makes disparaging remarks about Joy to others.

d. refuses to leave when Joy asks him to go.

10. Bella owns a farm in Colorado. Doyle drives his sport utility vehicle off a highway and onto Bella’s land. Doyle commits trespass only if he

a. does not have Bella’s permission to drive on the property.

b. drives onto the property for recreational purposes.

c. harms the property in a material way.

d. harms the property in any way.

11. Jane enters onto Sam’s property to help someone in danger. If Sam charges Jane with trespass to land, Jane has

a. no defense.

b. a possible defense.

c. a partial defense.

d. a complete defense.

12. Elin participates in an off-road vehicle race on Freedom Ranch land, with Freedom’s consent for the two days of the race. During the race, Elin’s vehicle breaks down. She leaves it on Freedom’s land for ten days before removing it. Elin has committed

a. trespass to invitation.

b. trespass to land.

c. trespass to personal property.

d. none of the choices.

13. As a joke, Fran hides Gary’s business law textbook so that he cannot find it during the week before the exam. Fran is liable for

a. appropriation.

b. disparagement of property.

c. trespass to personal property.

d. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

14. Copy Cat, Inc., uses a bot to continually comb the Web site of Deals Galore Company. In line with the decision of the court in  Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc., Copy Cat has most likely committed

a. assault.

b. conversion.

c. trespass to personal property.

d. no tort.

15. Quin, a clerk at PC Computer Store, takes a computer from the store without PC’s permission. Quin is liable for conversion

a. if he damages the computer.

b. if he does not have a good reason for taking the computer.

c. if he fails to prevent a theft of the computer from his possession.

d. under any circumstances.

16. Ian steals a business law textbook from Jules. Kris, who does not know that the book is stolen, buys it from Ian. Kris has committed

a. conversion.

b. disparagement of property.

c. no tort.

d. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

17. In newspaper ads, Little Used Autos falsely accuses Mighty Value Vehicles, a competitor, of selling stolen cars. Mighty’s sales decrease. Little has most likely committed

a. slander of quality.

b. slander of title.

c. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

d. none of the choices.

18. Cody writes a defamatory article about Delia. The article is disseminated through the print media, via newspapers, and online, via an Internet service provider (ISP). Most likely to be liable for the article are Cody and

a. neither the ISP nor the newspapers.

b. the ISP and the newspapers.

c. the ISP only.

d. the newspapers only.

19. Beta Services (BS) is an Internet service provider. On a BS online bulletin board, Carl, a BS customer, posts a defamatory remark about Delta Company. Delta could successfully file a suit against

a. BS only.

b. BS or Carl.

c. Carl only.

d. neither BS nor Carl.

20. Direct Marketing, Inc., floods the e-mail boxes of the employees of Eagle Products Corporation with unsolicited ads to the extent that the employees cannot e-mail each other. Direct has most likely committed

a. assault.

b. conversion.

c. trespass to personal property.

d. none of the choices.