GOVT 407 EXAM 2
• Questio
n 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
5 out of 5
• Question 2 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
5 out of 5
• Question 3 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
5 out of 5
• Question 4 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
0 out of 5
• Question 5 points
, 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
5 out of 5
• Question 9 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
5 out of 5
• Question 10 points
What would happen if Renoir did not assert this claim in Morisot’s
suit, but sued on it separately in a later action?
Select The court in the later suit
ed
would dismiss the claim
Answe
r:
• Questio
n 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
5 out of 5
• Question 2 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
5 out of 5
• Question 3 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
5 out of 5
• Question 4 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
0 out of 5
• Question 5 points
, 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
5 out of 5
• Question 9 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
5 out of 5
• Question 10 points
What would happen if Renoir did not assert this claim in Morisot’s
suit, but sued on it separately in a later action?
Select The court in the later suit
ed
would dismiss the claim
Answe
r:
