Tort law worksheet with answers

What is a tort?

1. AA type of contract
2. BA wrong punished by the state through fines, imprisonment or community service orders
3. CA civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, that gives a right to compensation
4. DA tax on damages

Trespass to land means:

1. ASelling land without a contract
2. BBuilding a house on your own land
3. CEntering or remaining on another's land without permission
4. DMaking noise on your own land

In England and Wales, a negligence claim for personal injury must usually be started within:

1. AOne year of the injury
2. BTwelve years of the injury
3. CThree years of the injury or the date of knowledge
4. DSix years of the injury

A boarding-house warden employed by a school abuses the boys in his care. In Lister v Hesley Hall, the employer was:

1. AVicariously liable, because the abuse was closely connected with his duties
2. BLiable only for its own negligent hiring
3. CNot liable, because abuse is never within the course of the warden's employment
4. DNot liable, because the warden acted for himself

The Caparo test for a new duty of care requires:

1. AProof of criminal conduct
2. BIntention, motive and damage
3. CForeseeability of harm, proximity and that it is fair, just and reasonable to impose a duty
4. DA contract between the parties, a breach of its terms and loss flowing directly from the breach

Strict liability means a defendant can be liable:

1. AOnly for criminal acts
2. BOnly if they acted intentionally
3. COnly if they broke a contract
4. DWithout proof of fault

Residents complain of noise from a motor sports stadium that had been used for years and had planning permission. In Coventry v Lawrence, the Supreme Court held that:

1. AComing to the nuisance was a complete defence
2. BPlanning permission was a complete defence to the nuisance claim
3. CCourts must always grant an injunction where nuisance is proved
4. DPlanning permission was not in itself a defence, and damages instead of an injunction should be considered more flexibly

Police officers arresting a suspect in a busy street knock over an elderly pedestrian. In Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, the Supreme Court held:

1. AA duty arose only because she was a victim of crime
2. BA duty was owed, since the police caused harm by a positive act
3. CNo duty was owed, as the Caparo test was not met for police operations
4. DNo duty was owed, because the police are immune