LEB 320F Test Questions with All Correct Answers
Alice is distracted by her navigation system and strikes Al's car with her car. Brenda is driving 50 miles per hour over the posted speed limit while drunk when she strikes Bill's car. Which of them has likely committed an intentional tort?
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LEB 320F Test Questions with All
Correct Answers
Alice is distracted by her navigation system and strikes Al's car with her car. Brenda is
driving 50 miles per hour over the posted speed limit while drunk when she strikes Bill's
car. Which of them has likely committed an intentional tort?
A. Alice
B. Brenda
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - Answer-B. Brenda
Simple carelessness like Alice's leads to negligence lawsuits. Deliberate acarons, and
reckless actions like Brenda's, lead to intentional tort cases.
Ann sues Bill in a negligence lawsuit. What type(s) of damages can she seek?
A. compensatory damages
B. punitive damages
C. both A and B
D. none of the above - Answer-A. compensatory damages
Of the types of cases we have examined so far, only in intentional tort à cases, can a
plaintiff seek punitive damages.
Roger shows up at his friend Fred's house. Fred did not invite him over, but Fred is glad
to see him, and the two sit down to watch a baseball game. Later, Roger uses a
bathroom at Fred's house, and he receives an electrical shock from a light switch. Fred
knew that the switch was badly wired, because his cousin received a shock from the
same switch last week. Did Fred have a legal duty to warn Roger about the faulty
switch?
A. Yes
B. No - Answer-A. Yes
Roger is a licensee. As such, Fred is obligated to warn Roger about hidden dangers on
his property if Fred has actual knowledge of them.
Lauren is distracted by a bee in her car, and while paying attention to the bee, she fails
to notice Ron's car until it is too late to avoid a collision. Has Lauren been negligent per
se?
, A. Yes
B. No - Answer-B. No
Lauren has not violated a law, like a posted speed limit. She may be held liable for
causing the accident, but she has not been negligent per se.
Imagine that Peter, who works for Pepsi, puts 200 cans of Pepsi into an empty vending
machine on Monday morning. Later that day, Karl Klutz buys a Pepsi from the same
machine and takes it out onto a second floor balcony. Karl sees Vince Victim down
below, waves to him, and fumbles the Pepsi. The can describes a perfect are and conks
Vince on the head, knocking him unconscious. When he comes to, Vince feels like filing
a lawsuit. Whose actions are causes in fact of this injury ?
A. Peter
B. Karl
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - Answer-C. Both A and B
Both Peter's and Karl's actions are causes in fact. If you eliminate either's actions, the
accident doesn't happen. But as we will see shortly, it is very unlikely that Peter will be
held responsible for Vince's injuries.
Milton Friedman argued that corporations are agents of __________. He __________
argue that corporations should be socially responsive.
A. capital; would
B. capital; would not
C. society; would
D. society; would not - Answer-B. capital; would not
Friedman was a leading advocate of the idea that companies do not owe duties to
society , and that corporate leaders should make decisions in such a way as maximize
shareholder wealth .
The idea of a social contract supports the view that corporations are agents of
__________. The concept of group dynamics as it applies in corporate settings
supports the view that corporations are agents of __________.
A. capital; capital
B. capital; society
C. society; capital
D. society; society - Answer-D. society; society
Both ideas support an anti-Friedman view that corporations are moral agents and do
owe an obligation to help meet societal needs
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