Tort law worksheet with answers

Private nuisance concerns:

1. AAny loud noise in a public place
2. BDamage to personal reputation
3. CBreaking a contract with a neighbour
4. DUnreasonable interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land

An employer's duty to provide competent staff, safe equipment, a safe place and a safe system of work is:

1. AA duty that applies only in factories
2. BA duty owed only to managers
3. CA duty that can be passed to any contractor
4. DA non-delegable duty

The tort of battery is:

1. AThe intentional and direct application of unlawful force to another person
2. BCarelessly injuring another person on the road
3. CMaking a false statement that harms someone's reputation
4. DCausing another person to reasonably fear that unlawful force is about to be used

Strict liability means a defendant can be liable:

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

A house is built on defective foundations, approved by the local authority. Cracks appear and the owner sells at a loss. In Murphy v Brentwood DC, the loss was:

1. APure economic loss, not recoverable in negligence
2. BRecoverable because the council approved the plans
3. CPhysical damage, fully recoverable
4. DRecoverable only against the buyer

A learner driver on her third lesson crashes and injures her instructor. Under Nettleship v Weston, her driving is judged by the standard of:

1. AA reasonably competent and experienced driver
2. BHer own best efforts as a beginner
3. CA reasonable learner at the same stage
4. DA professional racing driver

A worker gets dermatitis from brick dust. The employer did not provide washing facilities, but science could not show that washing would have prevented it. In McGhee v National Coal Board:

1. AThe employer was liable, because its breach materially increased the risk
2. BThe worker was barred by consenting to the risk
3. CThe employer was not liable, because the "but for" test could not be satisfied
4. DThe employer was liable for half the damages only

After drinking together for hours, a man agrees to fly with an obviously very drunk pilot, and the plane crashes. In Morris v Murray, the passenger's claim:

1. AFailed, because he voluntarily accepted the risk
2. BFailed, because of illegality
3. CSucceeded, with damages reduced for contributory negligence
4. DSucceeded, because volenti never applies to passengers