Read the fact scenarios in each question. Identify what kind of tort would apply to each scenario. There may be more than one tort present in each scenario. Information to identify the torts can be found in the reading assignments, vocabulary book and lecture slides.
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Mr. Karl gets into a dispute with his mechanic, Joe Crash, who in a moment of rage punches Mr. Karl in the face, giving him a bloody nose. Mr. Karl sues Crash for this tort. What is the intentional tort of _____________________?
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Tom points a realistic toy gun at Joe. Tom does not know Joe and threatens to shoot him from approximately fifty feet away. Joe sues Tom for this tort. What is the intentional tort of _____________________?
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Officer Smith (defendant), a Seattle policeman, suspects that Amy (plaintiff) has let her dog run wild without a leash, violating a city ordinance. Officer Smith asks Amy for her identification and proof of rabies vaccination. Amy refuses to produce her identification, at which point Officer Smith tells Amy that he will be forced to take her to jail if she does not comply. Amy refuses again, at which point Officer Smith arrests her, even though the city ordinance does not require citizens to produce a driver’s license for not keeping their dog on a leash. Amy sues the city for this tort. What is the intentional tort of _____________________?
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Dan Bookman walked into an auto shop brandishing a semiautomatic pistol last summer. Two employees tackled Bookman and took control of the pistol. The men then beat Bookman with a metal pipe and held him with his own gun until the police arrived. These types of tort are present.
What is _____________________ (by Bookman)? What is ________________ (by employees)?
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Acme Construction stores explosives for demolition in a specially designed concrete bunker. The bunker is partially underground and reinforced with steel bars. Bubba and his friend Wally broke into the bunker and stole some explosives. To try to cover up the crime, they set the building on fire. The resulting explosion was so massive it registered on the Richter scale and damaged Tom’s home, which was over 2 miles away. Tom sues Acme Construction for damage to his home under this legal theory. What is _____________________?
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Thomas is driving to work and fails to stop for red light. He strikes Anna’s car as she is proceeding through the green light. Anna suffers a broken leg. Anna sues Thomas for this tort. What is _____________________?
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As a favor to her friend Karla, who is a dentist, removed an ingrown toenail from Melody’s foot. The toe became infected and eventually had to be amputated. Melody sues Karla for this type of tort.
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During public comment at a local government meeting, Paul made several statements about Diane’s character, ability to perform the job as assembly person, and hinted at a past criminal conviction. Paul’s statements were not true. Not only did Diane’s friends stop associating with her, her accounting business slowed down and eventually closed, and six months after the public meeting, Diane was not re-elected to the assembly. Diane sues Paul for this tort. What is _____________________?
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Ziggy is adding blown-in insulation to his home. He rents a machine from Acme Rentals that shreds bales of insulation and blows it into the attic space through a large hose. While working, Ziggy’s sleeve gets caught in the machine and his arm is pulled into the shredding apparatus. The “kill switch” or emergency stop is located on the opposite side of the machine and Ziggy cannot reach it. By the time help arrives and the machine is shut off, Ziggy suffered catastrophic trauma to his arm and it must be amputated. Ziggy sues Acme and the machine manufacturer for this tort. What is ___________________? (See lecture video and vocabulary).
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Janet is babysitting her neighbor’s 3 year old child. As a reward for good behavior, Janet and the child walk to the ice cream shop 3 blocks away. While they are crossing the street, a speeding car hits the child. The child is catapulted down the street and lands in a bloody heap in front of a hair salon. At the same time the accident occurred, the child’s mother, Julie, is at the hair salon and witnesses her son’s horrific injuries. While Julie herself did not suffer any physical injury from the accident, she witnessed the accident and saw her child lying in the street severely injured. Julie sues the driver of the car for this tort. What is _____________________? (See lecture video and vocabulary).
