BUL 3310 Unit 4-5 Quizzes for Exam 2
questions and answers
The publication requirement for libel is met if the falsehood is communicated to just one other
person
T/F - correct answer ✔✔ True
All property other than land is classified as
a) chattel
b) general intangibles
c) res personam
d) a & b - correct answer ✔✔ Chattel
Assume that Big Drug Company BDC was one of ten drug manufactures who produced and sold
in the Cleveland area a drug that was found to cause cancer in women whose mothers had
taken the drug while pregnant. Plaintiff cannot find out if the pills her mother took were
actually manufactured by BDC, but she does know that BDC controlled 40 percent of the market
for that drug in the Cleveland area when her mother was taking it. If a jury finds that plaintiff
suffered 100,000 in damages, she will be able to collect 40,000 from BDC if her state follows the
doctrine of ________________.
a) res ispa loquitur
b) negligence per se
c) market share liability
, d) all of the above are necessary to collect from BDC - correct answer ✔✔ c) market share
liability
Bereaved had a dispute with Funeral Home over the costs of services for his father. When he left
home the morning of the funeral, he found his father's embalmed body on his front door step.
Bereaved has suffered prolonged sleeplessness and depression since then. Bereaved can sue
Funeral Home for
a) false imprisonment
b) mental distress
c) disparagement
d) invasion of privacy - correct answer ✔✔ b) mental distress
Tom took Ann's 125 Economics text from her locker without her knowledge and sold it back to
the college bookstore, keeping the profits. Tom has committed the tort of
a) trespass to chattel
b) conversion
c) embezzlement
d) nuisance - correct answer ✔✔ b) conversion
The difference between assault and battery is that assault results in more bodily harm .
T/F - correct answer ✔✔ false
Len, a local photographer, shot a photo of a family at the beach. Without their knowledge or
consent, Len used the photo in all his ads and business cards and featured it prominently on his
web page. Len has committed the tort of
questions and answers
The publication requirement for libel is met if the falsehood is communicated to just one other
person
T/F - correct answer ✔✔ True
All property other than land is classified as
a) chattel
b) general intangibles
c) res personam
d) a & b - correct answer ✔✔ Chattel
Assume that Big Drug Company BDC was one of ten drug manufactures who produced and sold
in the Cleveland area a drug that was found to cause cancer in women whose mothers had
taken the drug while pregnant. Plaintiff cannot find out if the pills her mother took were
actually manufactured by BDC, but she does know that BDC controlled 40 percent of the market
for that drug in the Cleveland area when her mother was taking it. If a jury finds that plaintiff
suffered 100,000 in damages, she will be able to collect 40,000 from BDC if her state follows the
doctrine of ________________.
a) res ispa loquitur
b) negligence per se
c) market share liability
, d) all of the above are necessary to collect from BDC - correct answer ✔✔ c) market share
liability
Bereaved had a dispute with Funeral Home over the costs of services for his father. When he left
home the morning of the funeral, he found his father's embalmed body on his front door step.
Bereaved has suffered prolonged sleeplessness and depression since then. Bereaved can sue
Funeral Home for
a) false imprisonment
b) mental distress
c) disparagement
d) invasion of privacy - correct answer ✔✔ b) mental distress
Tom took Ann's 125 Economics text from her locker without her knowledge and sold it back to
the college bookstore, keeping the profits. Tom has committed the tort of
a) trespass to chattel
b) conversion
c) embezzlement
d) nuisance - correct answer ✔✔ b) conversion
The difference between assault and battery is that assault results in more bodily harm .
T/F - correct answer ✔✔ false
Len, a local photographer, shot a photo of a family at the beach. Without their knowledge or
consent, Len used the photo in all his ads and business cards and featured it prominently on his
web page. Len has committed the tort of
