Tort law worksheet with answers

Trespass torts are "actionable per se", meaning:

1. AThe claimant does not need to prove any damage
2. BThe claimant must prove serious harm
3. COnly the state can bring the claim
4. DThe claim must be brought within a month

What is a tort?

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

Donoghue v Stevenson is famous for:

1. AEstablishing that manufacturers are liable only to those they contract with
2. BEstablishing the "neighbour principle" for a general duty of care
3. CEstablishing EU supremacy
4. DDefining murder

An occupier hires a reputable lift company to maintain a lift. The company's negligence causes an accident. Under Haseldine v Daw, the occupier is:

1. ANot liable, if it reasonably chose a competent contractor
2. BLiable only if the lift is new
3. CLiable, because maintenance is non-delegable
4. DLiable for any defect on its premises

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

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

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

In Hedley Byrne v Heller, liability for negligent misstatement arose because:

1. AThe defendant intended to deceive
2. BThere was a special relationship in which the claimant reasonably relied on advice given with skill
3. CThe statement caused physical injury
4. DThere was a contract between the parties under which the bank was paid a fee for the reference it gave

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