UARK BLAW EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. ||A ||store ||employee ||suspects ||that ||Jane ||stole ||two ||expensive ||wallets. ||The ||employee ||asks ||
Jane ||to ||step ||into ||an ||office ||and ||empty ||the ||contents ||of ||her ||backpack. ||Jane ||does ||this ||and
||no ||wallets ||are ||found. ||The ||employee ||apologizes ||to ||Jane ||and ||opens ||the ||door ||for ||Jane ||to
||leave ||the ||office ||and ||return ||to ||the ||store. ||If ||Jane ||sued ||the ||store ||for ||the ||tort ||of ||false ||
imprisonment, ||what ||would ||be ||the ||likely ||result?
A. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||shopkeeper's ||privilege ||doctrine
B. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||absolute ||privilege
C. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||assumption ||of ||the ||risk
D. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||strict ||liability
E. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||comparative ||fault
A
2. ||A ||store ||employee ||suspects ||that ||Jane ||stole ||an ||expensive ||article ||of ||clothing ||from ||a ||
ladies ||clothing ||store. ||The ||employee ||asks ||Jane ||to ||step ||into ||an ||office ||and ||empty ||the ||
contents ||of ||her ||backpack. ||Jane ||does ||this ||and ||the ||employee ||finds ||that ||Jane ||had ||stolen ||
the ||clothing. ||The ||employee ||locked ||Jane ||in ||the ||management ||office ||to ||await ||the ||arrival ||
of ||the ||police. ||The ||police ||were ||busy ||with ||more ||important ||matters ||and ||did ||not ||arrive. ||
Finally, ||after ||10 ||hours, ||the ||employee ||released ||Jane. ||If ||Jane ||sued ||the ||store ||for ||the ||tort ||
of ||"false ||imprisonment," ||what ||would ||be ||the ||likely ||result?
A. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||absolute ||privilege
B. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||assumption ||of ||the ||risk
C. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||shopkeeper's ||privilege
D. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||strict ||liability
E. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||because ||the ||employee ||did ||not ||act ||reasonably
E
3. ||Mel ||cyber ||bullied ||and ||stalked ||Ina, ||often ||leaving ||her ||threatening ||messages ||online ||and
||in ||person. ||Ina ||became ||afraid ||to ||leave ||her ||home, ||lost ||her ||job, ||and ||had ||to ||seek ||
professional ||counseling. ||Assuming ||that ||Mel's ||actions ||were ||extreme ||and ||outrageous, ||
which ||of ||the ||following ||torts ||have ||been ||committed ||by ||Mel?
A. ||Assault
B. ||Battery
C. ||Appropriation ||of ||identity.
,D. ||Intentional ||infliction ||of ||emotional ||distress
E. ||All ||of ||these.
D
Mel ||stalked ||Ina, ||breaking ||into ||Ina's ||car ||and ||office ||several ||times ||and ||leaving ||scary ||
messages ||for ||Ina ||to ||find. ||Ina ||became ||afraid ||to ||leave ||her ||home, ||lost ||her ||job, ||and ||had ||
to ||seek ||professional ||counseling. ||In ||addition ||to ||respass, ||which ||of ||the ||following ||torts ||have
||been ||committed ||by ||Mel?
A. ||Assault
B. ||Battery
C. ||Appropriation ||of ||identity.
D. ||Intentional ||infliction ||of ||emotional ||distress
E. ||All ||of ||these.
D
Sarah ||is ||an ||elementary ||school ||librarian ||in ||a ||small ||Arkansas ||town. ||She ||has ||never ||
committed ||a ||crime ||and ||her ||name ||has ||never ||been ||in ||the ||paper ||until ||the ||local ||
newspaper ||published ||a ||news ||report ||stating ||that ||Sarah ||sells ||meth ||(an ||illegal ||drug) ||to ||
students. ||The ||school ||fires ||Sarah ||because ||of ||the ||newspaper ||story. ||Sarah ||sues ||the ||
newspaper ||for ||defamation. ||At ||trial ||the ||jury ||finds ||that ||Sarah ||has ||proven ||by ||a ||
preponderance ||of ||the ||evidence ||that ||the ||news ||report ||was ||false ||and ||that ||she ||had ||
sustained ||substantial ||damages ||due ||to ||the ||false ||report. ||However, ||Sarah ||did ||not ||prove ||
that ||the ||newspaper ||acted ||with ||malice. ||What ||is ||the ||likely ||outcome ||of ||Sarah’s ||lawsuit?
A. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||she ||did ||not ||prove ||the ||element ||of ||malice
B. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||newspapers ||have ||absolute ||immunity ||from ||liability ||for ||claims ||of ||
defamation
C. ||She ||will ||win ||because ||of ||the ||precedent ||in ||New ||York ||Times ||v. ||Sullivan
D. ||She ||will ||win ||because ||she ||proved ||all ||of ||the ||required ||elements ||of ||the ||tort ||of ||
defamation
E. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||of ||the ||newspaper’s ||right ||to ||free ||speech ||under ||the ||first ||
amendment
D
6. ||BigTown ||Newspaper ||printed ||a ||story ||which ||alleged ||that ||the ||city ||mayor ||had ||been ||
receiving ||illegal ||payouts ||from ||a ||local ||mob ||boss. ||If ||the ||mayor ||sues ||the ||newspaper ||for ||
defamation ||which ||of ||the ||following ||would ||have ||to ||be ||proven ||by ||the ||mayor ||to ||win ||a ||
, defamation ||lawsuit?
I. ||Communication
II. ||Report ||was ||false ||statement ||of ||fact
III. ||Damages ||were ||sustained ||by ||the ||mayor
IV. ||BigTown ||acted ||with ||actual ||malice
A. ||I ||only. ||B. ||I ||and ||II ||only. ||C. ||I, ||II ||and ||III ||only. ||D. ||I, ||II, ||and ||IV ||only. ||E. ||I, ||II, ||III ||and ||IV
E
Newspaper ||prints ||a ||picture ||of ||Gina ||next ||to ||an ||article ||about ||felons. ||In ||fact, ||Gina ||has ||
never ||committed ||a ||crime. ||If ||Gina ||loses ||her ||job ||because ||of ||this ||picture, ||what ||type ||of ||
claim ||could ||she ||file ||against ||the ||newspaper?
A. ||False ||light ||invasion ||of ||privacy.
B. ||Interference ||with ||a ||contract.
C. ||Disparaging ||of ||property
D. ||Conversion
E. ||Defamation
A
Eminem ||is ||a ||famous ||rap ||singer. ||A ||retail ||store ||in ||Little ||Rock, ||Arkansas ||begins ||to ||sell ||a ||T
||shirt ||with ||the ||likeness ||of ||Eminem ||on ||the ||front ||of ||the ||shirt. ||Eminem ||did ||not ||know ||
about ||this ||until ||he ||saw ||someone ||wearing ||the ||T-shirt. ||What ||type ||of ||claim ||(if ||any) ||can ||
Eminem ||make ||against ||the ||store ||that ||sold ||the ||T ||shirt?
A. ||False ||light ||invasion ||of ||privacy
B. ||Publication ||of ||private ||facts
C. ||Defamation
D. ||Misappropriation ||of ||identity
E. ||None ||of ||these, ||as ||Eminem ||is ||a ||public ||figure.
D
Landlord ||Lenny ||intentionally ||snuck ||into ||Phoebe's ||apartment ||and ||installed ||a ||camera ||so ||
that ||he ||could ||watch ||her ||as ||she ||worked ||on ||new ||songs. ||He ||planned ||to ||copy ||her ||songs ||
and ||he ||liked ||to ||watch ||her ||creative ||process. ||Which ||tort ||has ||Landlord ||Lenny ||committed?
A. ||invasion ||of ||privacy
B. ||misappropriation ||of ||identity
C. ||public ||disclosure ||of ||private ||facts
D. ||negligence
A
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. ||A ||store ||employee ||suspects ||that ||Jane ||stole ||two ||expensive ||wallets. ||The ||employee ||asks ||
Jane ||to ||step ||into ||an ||office ||and ||empty ||the ||contents ||of ||her ||backpack. ||Jane ||does ||this ||and
||no ||wallets ||are ||found. ||The ||employee ||apologizes ||to ||Jane ||and ||opens ||the ||door ||for ||Jane ||to
||leave ||the ||office ||and ||return ||to ||the ||store. ||If ||Jane ||sued ||the ||store ||for ||the ||tort ||of ||false ||
imprisonment, ||what ||would ||be ||the ||likely ||result?
A. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||shopkeeper's ||privilege ||doctrine
B. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||absolute ||privilege
C. ||The ||shopkeeper ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||assumption ||of ||the ||risk
D. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||strict ||liability
E. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||comparative ||fault
A
2. ||A ||store ||employee ||suspects ||that ||Jane ||stole ||an ||expensive ||article ||of ||clothing ||from ||a ||
ladies ||clothing ||store. ||The ||employee ||asks ||Jane ||to ||step ||into ||an ||office ||and ||empty ||the ||
contents ||of ||her ||backpack. ||Jane ||does ||this ||and ||the ||employee ||finds ||that ||Jane ||had ||stolen ||
the ||clothing. ||The ||employee ||locked ||Jane ||in ||the ||management ||office ||to ||await ||the ||arrival ||
of ||the ||police. ||The ||police ||were ||busy ||with ||more ||important ||matters ||and ||did ||not ||arrive. ||
Finally, ||after ||10 ||hours, ||the ||employee ||released ||Jane. ||If ||Jane ||sued ||the ||store ||for ||the ||tort ||
of ||"false ||imprisonment," ||what ||would ||be ||the ||likely ||result?
A. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||absolute ||privilege
B. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||assumption ||of ||the ||risk
C. ||The ||store ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||shopkeeper's ||privilege
D. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||the ||doctrine ||of ||strict ||liability
E. ||Jane ||would ||prevail ||under ||because ||the ||employee ||did ||not ||act ||reasonably
E
3. ||Mel ||cyber ||bullied ||and ||stalked ||Ina, ||often ||leaving ||her ||threatening ||messages ||online ||and
||in ||person. ||Ina ||became ||afraid ||to ||leave ||her ||home, ||lost ||her ||job, ||and ||had ||to ||seek ||
professional ||counseling. ||Assuming ||that ||Mel's ||actions ||were ||extreme ||and ||outrageous, ||
which ||of ||the ||following ||torts ||have ||been ||committed ||by ||Mel?
A. ||Assault
B. ||Battery
C. ||Appropriation ||of ||identity.
,D. ||Intentional ||infliction ||of ||emotional ||distress
E. ||All ||of ||these.
D
Mel ||stalked ||Ina, ||breaking ||into ||Ina's ||car ||and ||office ||several ||times ||and ||leaving ||scary ||
messages ||for ||Ina ||to ||find. ||Ina ||became ||afraid ||to ||leave ||her ||home, ||lost ||her ||job, ||and ||had ||
to ||seek ||professional ||counseling. ||In ||addition ||to ||respass, ||which ||of ||the ||following ||torts ||have
||been ||committed ||by ||Mel?
A. ||Assault
B. ||Battery
C. ||Appropriation ||of ||identity.
D. ||Intentional ||infliction ||of ||emotional ||distress
E. ||All ||of ||these.
D
Sarah ||is ||an ||elementary ||school ||librarian ||in ||a ||small ||Arkansas ||town. ||She ||has ||never ||
committed ||a ||crime ||and ||her ||name ||has ||never ||been ||in ||the ||paper ||until ||the ||local ||
newspaper ||published ||a ||news ||report ||stating ||that ||Sarah ||sells ||meth ||(an ||illegal ||drug) ||to ||
students. ||The ||school ||fires ||Sarah ||because ||of ||the ||newspaper ||story. ||Sarah ||sues ||the ||
newspaper ||for ||defamation. ||At ||trial ||the ||jury ||finds ||that ||Sarah ||has ||proven ||by ||a ||
preponderance ||of ||the ||evidence ||that ||the ||news ||report ||was ||false ||and ||that ||she ||had ||
sustained ||substantial ||damages ||due ||to ||the ||false ||report. ||However, ||Sarah ||did ||not ||prove ||
that ||the ||newspaper ||acted ||with ||malice. ||What ||is ||the ||likely ||outcome ||of ||Sarah’s ||lawsuit?
A. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||she ||did ||not ||prove ||the ||element ||of ||malice
B. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||newspapers ||have ||absolute ||immunity ||from ||liability ||for ||claims ||of ||
defamation
C. ||She ||will ||win ||because ||of ||the ||precedent ||in ||New ||York ||Times ||v. ||Sullivan
D. ||She ||will ||win ||because ||she ||proved ||all ||of ||the ||required ||elements ||of ||the ||tort ||of ||
defamation
E. ||She ||will ||lose ||because ||of ||the ||newspaper’s ||right ||to ||free ||speech ||under ||the ||first ||
amendment
D
6. ||BigTown ||Newspaper ||printed ||a ||story ||which ||alleged ||that ||the ||city ||mayor ||had ||been ||
receiving ||illegal ||payouts ||from ||a ||local ||mob ||boss. ||If ||the ||mayor ||sues ||the ||newspaper ||for ||
defamation ||which ||of ||the ||following ||would ||have ||to ||be ||proven ||by ||the ||mayor ||to ||win ||a ||
, defamation ||lawsuit?
I. ||Communication
II. ||Report ||was ||false ||statement ||of ||fact
III. ||Damages ||were ||sustained ||by ||the ||mayor
IV. ||BigTown ||acted ||with ||actual ||malice
A. ||I ||only. ||B. ||I ||and ||II ||only. ||C. ||I, ||II ||and ||III ||only. ||D. ||I, ||II, ||and ||IV ||only. ||E. ||I, ||II, ||III ||and ||IV
E
Newspaper ||prints ||a ||picture ||of ||Gina ||next ||to ||an ||article ||about ||felons. ||In ||fact, ||Gina ||has ||
never ||committed ||a ||crime. ||If ||Gina ||loses ||her ||job ||because ||of ||this ||picture, ||what ||type ||of ||
claim ||could ||she ||file ||against ||the ||newspaper?
A. ||False ||light ||invasion ||of ||privacy.
B. ||Interference ||with ||a ||contract.
C. ||Disparaging ||of ||property
D. ||Conversion
E. ||Defamation
A
Eminem ||is ||a ||famous ||rap ||singer. ||A ||retail ||store ||in ||Little ||Rock, ||Arkansas ||begins ||to ||sell ||a ||T
||shirt ||with ||the ||likeness ||of ||Eminem ||on ||the ||front ||of ||the ||shirt. ||Eminem ||did ||not ||know ||
about ||this ||until ||he ||saw ||someone ||wearing ||the ||T-shirt. ||What ||type ||of ||claim ||(if ||any) ||can ||
Eminem ||make ||against ||the ||store ||that ||sold ||the ||T ||shirt?
A. ||False ||light ||invasion ||of ||privacy
B. ||Publication ||of ||private ||facts
C. ||Defamation
D. ||Misappropriation ||of ||identity
E. ||None ||of ||these, ||as ||Eminem ||is ||a ||public ||figure.
D
Landlord ||Lenny ||intentionally ||snuck ||into ||Phoebe's ||apartment ||and ||installed ||a ||camera ||so ||
that ||he ||could ||watch ||her ||as ||she ||worked ||on ||new ||songs. ||He ||planned ||to ||copy ||her ||songs ||
and ||he ||liked ||to ||watch ||her ||creative ||process. ||Which ||tort ||has ||Landlord ||Lenny ||committed?
A. ||invasion ||of ||privacy
B. ||misappropriation ||of ||identity
C. ||public ||disclosure ||of ||private ||facts
D. ||negligence
A
