LEB 320F Final Exam Study Save
Terms in this set (51)
,Adam sues Brenda and claims E
that Brenda's dog bit his leg.
Brenda receives a copy of Adam's
complaint, and in her answer, she
alleges that her dog bit Adam
when he was trespassing in her
yard late at night, that he
destroyed her fence when he ran
away from the dog, and that he
should pay $500 to compensate
her for the fence repairs.
Characterize the components of
Brenda's answer.
A. It contains a denial
B. It contains a defense
C. It contains a counterclaim
D. A and C
E. B and C
,After a long day of creating A
online course materials, Prentice
and Bredeson have a fender-
bender in the faculty parking lot.
They briefly consider fighting, but
they soon realize that neither is
particularly good at fighting, so
they decide to sue each
other instead.
At trial, the evidence shows that
at the time of the accident,
Prentice was behind the wheel
eating a cheeseburger and
fiddling
with his radio, and that Bredeson
was talking on two cell phones.
The jury concludes that the wreck
was 60% Bredeson's
fault and 40% Prentice's fault.
Bredeson will recover 40% of his
losses in which type of system?
A. pure comparative negligence
B. modified comparative
negligence
C. both A and B
D. None of the above
, Al contracts to sell land in C
Montana to Bob for $60,000. Bob
later discovers - after signing the
contract but before paying for
the land, that the actual value of
the land is only $30,000. Even
though Al did not mislead Bob in
any way, Bob refuses to
pay, and Al sues. Can Al enforce
the contract?
A. No, because of the preexisting
obligation rule.
B. No, because of the
peppercorn rule
C. Yes
Alice is distracted by her B
navigation system and strikes Al's
car with her car. Brenda is driving
50 miles per hour over the
posted speed limit while drunk,
blindfolded, and talking on two
cell phone when she strikes Bill's
car. Which of them has
likely committed an intentional
tort?
Terms in this set (51)
,Adam sues Brenda and claims E
that Brenda's dog bit his leg.
Brenda receives a copy of Adam's
complaint, and in her answer, she
alleges that her dog bit Adam
when he was trespassing in her
yard late at night, that he
destroyed her fence when he ran
away from the dog, and that he
should pay $500 to compensate
her for the fence repairs.
Characterize the components of
Brenda's answer.
A. It contains a denial
B. It contains a defense
C. It contains a counterclaim
D. A and C
E. B and C
,After a long day of creating A
online course materials, Prentice
and Bredeson have a fender-
bender in the faculty parking lot.
They briefly consider fighting, but
they soon realize that neither is
particularly good at fighting, so
they decide to sue each
other instead.
At trial, the evidence shows that
at the time of the accident,
Prentice was behind the wheel
eating a cheeseburger and
fiddling
with his radio, and that Bredeson
was talking on two cell phones.
The jury concludes that the wreck
was 60% Bredeson's
fault and 40% Prentice's fault.
Bredeson will recover 40% of his
losses in which type of system?
A. pure comparative negligence
B. modified comparative
negligence
C. both A and B
D. None of the above
, Al contracts to sell land in C
Montana to Bob for $60,000. Bob
later discovers - after signing the
contract but before paying for
the land, that the actual value of
the land is only $30,000. Even
though Al did not mislead Bob in
any way, Bob refuses to
pay, and Al sues. Can Al enforce
the contract?
A. No, because of the preexisting
obligation rule.
B. No, because of the
peppercorn rule
C. Yes
Alice is distracted by her B
navigation system and strikes Al's
car with her car. Brenda is driving
50 miles per hour over the
posted speed limit while drunk,
blindfolded, and talking on two
cell phone when she strikes Bill's
car. Which of them has
likely committed an intentional
tort?
