BLAW 371 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
True or False: Punitive damages are intended to punish a wrongdoer and deter others -
Answers -True
An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific
condition for the protection of patrons. Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment.
Keely, a patron, is injured. Jack's has committed
Abuse of process
Battery
Negligence
False Imprisonment - Answers -Negilgence
George has a badly infected right foot. Herb, George's physician, prescribes
amputation. George agrees. During the operation, Herb amputates the left foot. In
George's suit against Herb, George's best theory for recovery is
Assumption of the risk
Negligence per se
Res Ispa Loquitur
Strick Liability - Answers -Res Ispa Loquitur
Ike pushes Joan, who falls and breaks her arm. Ike is liable for the injury
If Ike Intended to push Joan
Only if Ike did not intend to break Joan's arm
Only if Ike had a bad motive for pushing Joan
Only if Ike intended to break Joan's arm - Answers -If Ike intended to push Joan
Jackie distributes a handbill throughout her neighborhood accusing her neighbor Ked of
being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory if
A neighbor repeats it
Ked suffers emotional distress
The statement is true
The statement is false - Answers -The statement is false
Richard is an avid baseball fan and attends baseball games whenever he can. Richard
considers himself an expert on all things, including risks, related to baseball. One day a
ball flies into the stands, hits Richard in the head and seriously injures him. Richard can
probably successfully win a case against the sports stadium based on
Negligence
Breach of the duty of care
Defamation
None of the choices - Answers -None of the choices (Assumption of the Risk)
True or False: Punitive damages are intended to punish a wrongdoer and deter others -
Answers -True
An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific
condition for the protection of patrons. Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment.
Keely, a patron, is injured. Jack's has committed
Abuse of process
Battery
Negligence
False Imprisonment - Answers -Negilgence
George has a badly infected right foot. Herb, George's physician, prescribes
amputation. George agrees. During the operation, Herb amputates the left foot. In
George's suit against Herb, George's best theory for recovery is
Assumption of the risk
Negligence per se
Res Ispa Loquitur
Strick Liability - Answers -Res Ispa Loquitur
Ike pushes Joan, who falls and breaks her arm. Ike is liable for the injury
If Ike Intended to push Joan
Only if Ike did not intend to break Joan's arm
Only if Ike had a bad motive for pushing Joan
Only if Ike intended to break Joan's arm - Answers -If Ike intended to push Joan
Jackie distributes a handbill throughout her neighborhood accusing her neighbor Ked of
being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory if
A neighbor repeats it
Ked suffers emotional distress
The statement is true
The statement is false - Answers -The statement is false
Richard is an avid baseball fan and attends baseball games whenever he can. Richard
considers himself an expert on all things, including risks, related to baseball. One day a
ball flies into the stands, hits Richard in the head and seriously injures him. Richard can
probably successfully win a case against the sports stadium based on
Negligence
Breach of the duty of care
Defamation
None of the choices - Answers -None of the choices (Assumption of the Risk)
