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LECTSTEPHEN
GOVT 407 EXAM 2 test exam
questions and answers NEW
COMPLETE DOCUMENT 2020
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Morisot and Cassatt hire Van Gogh and Renoir to paint their studio. Van Gogh and
Renoir hire Pissarro as an assistant. Pissarro goes for coffee, leaving the electric paint
remover on, and burns the studio to the ground. Morisot breaks her leg jumping from
the third-story window, three of Cassatt’s priceless masterpieces are burned, and Renoir
suffers second-degree burns. Everyone is mad. Suppose that Morisot and Cassatt are co-
owners of the studio. May they join as plaintiffs to sue Pissarro for the damages to the
studio from the fire?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Suppose that Cassatt owns the studio on her own. May she and Morisot join as plaintiffs
to sue Pissarro for his negligence, if Cassatt seeks recovery for damage to the building
and Morisot seeks damages for her broken leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Assume that Van Gogh and Renoir are liable for the negligence of Pissarro under the law
of respondeat superior, if he acted in the scope of his employment in leaving the heat
gun on. May Morisot sue Van Gogh, Renoir, and Pissarro in a single action to recover for
her broken leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Could Cassatt sue Van Gogh and Renoir for breach of contract for burning down her
studio in the process of painting it, and Morisot join as a coplaintiff asserting a
negligence claim against the same defendants for the injury to her leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 5
0 out of 5 points
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Change the facts a little: Assume that either Pissarro or Gauguin, another employee, left
the paint remover on, and Cassatt is unsure which it was. Can she sue them both under
Rule 20(a)(2)?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 6
0 out of 5 points
If Cassatt chooses to sue Renoir alone, may she assert both negligence and breach of
contract claims against Renoir for her losses in the fire?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 7
0 out of 5 points
If Cassatt sues Renoir and Van Gogh for breach of contract, do the rules authorize her to
add a claim against Renoir for breach of a separate contract to paint her house in
another village?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Cassatt sues Renoir for breach of the studio painting contract. Later, after losing on that
claim, she sues Renoir for a previous breach of the unrelated contract to paint her
house. Can she do that?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Assume that Morisot owned the studio and contracted with Renoir and Van Gogh to
paint it. Morisot sues Renoir and Pissarro for negligence and breach of contract as a
result of the studio fire. Renoir asserts a claim against Morisot in the same action for
payment for the painting work that had been completed before the building burned. Is
Renoir’s claim properly joined?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
What would happen if Renoir did not assert this claim in Morisot’s suit, but sued on it
separately in a later action?
Selected The court in the later suit would dismiss
Answer: the claim
LECTSTEPHEN
GOVT 407 EXAM 2 test exam
questions and answers NEW
COMPLETE DOCUMENT 2020
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Morisot and Cassatt hire Van Gogh and Renoir to paint their studio. Van Gogh and
Renoir hire Pissarro as an assistant. Pissarro goes for coffee, leaving the electric paint
remover on, and burns the studio to the ground. Morisot breaks her leg jumping from
the third-story window, three of Cassatt’s priceless masterpieces are burned, and Renoir
suffers second-degree burns. Everyone is mad. Suppose that Morisot and Cassatt are co-
owners of the studio. May they join as plaintiffs to sue Pissarro for the damages to the
studio from the fire?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Suppose that Cassatt owns the studio on her own. May she and Morisot join as plaintiffs
to sue Pissarro for his negligence, if Cassatt seeks recovery for damage to the building
and Morisot seeks damages for her broken leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Assume that Van Gogh and Renoir are liable for the negligence of Pissarro under the law
of respondeat superior, if he acted in the scope of his employment in leaving the heat
gun on. May Morisot sue Van Gogh, Renoir, and Pissarro in a single action to recover for
her broken leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Could Cassatt sue Van Gogh and Renoir for breach of contract for burning down her
studio in the process of painting it, and Morisot join as a coplaintiff asserting a
negligence claim against the same defendants for the injury to her leg?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 5
0 out of 5 points
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Change the facts a little: Assume that either Pissarro or Gauguin, another employee, left
the paint remover on, and Cassatt is unsure which it was. Can she sue them both under
Rule 20(a)(2)?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 6
0 out of 5 points
If Cassatt chooses to sue Renoir alone, may she assert both negligence and breach of
contract claims against Renoir for her losses in the fire?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 7
0 out of 5 points
If Cassatt sues Renoir and Van Gogh for breach of contract, do the rules authorize her to
add a claim against Renoir for breach of a separate contract to paint her house in
another village?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Cassatt sues Renoir for breach of the studio painting contract. Later, after losing on that
claim, she sues Renoir for a previous breach of the unrelated contract to paint her
house. Can she do that?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Assume that Morisot owned the studio and contracted with Renoir and Van Gogh to
paint it. Morisot sues Renoir and Pissarro for negligence and breach of contract as a
result of the studio fire. Renoir asserts a claim against Morisot in the same action for
payment for the painting work that had been completed before the building burned. Is
Renoir’s claim properly joined?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
What would happen if Renoir did not assert this claim in Morisot’s suit, but sued on it
separately in a later action?
Selected The court in the later suit would dismiss
Answer: the claim
