AR Bar Torts

Question 1

Which element is required to establish the tort of battery?

Accepted Answer

Harmful or offensive contact with the plaintiff's person

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Words threatening imminent harmful contact

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Publication of false statements of fact to a third party

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Unreasonable interference with the plaintiff's use of property

Question 2

A defendant who acts with knowledge that harmful consequences are substantially certain to result is acting with:

Accepted Answer

Intent

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Negligence

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Recklessness

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Strict liability

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a recognized defense to an intentional tort claim?

Accepted Answer

Contributory negligence

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Consent

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Self-defense

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Public necessity

Question 4

Which of the following methods of confinement can establish false imprisonment?

Accepted Answer

Physical barriers preventing escape

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Moral pressure alone without any physical element

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Threats of harm to occur in the future only

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Refusing to provide assistance to someone in danger

Question 5

The tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) requires conduct that is:

Accepted Answer

Extreme and outrageous beyond all bounds of decency

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Merely insulting or offensive to a reasonable person

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Negligent and resulting in identifiable physical harm

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Technically a breach of a contractual duty

Question 6

Under Arkansas law, a property owner may use which level of force to defend property from trespass?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable non-deadly force proportionate to the threat

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Unlimited force including deadly force to protect the home

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Deadly force whenever the trespasser refuses to leave

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No force whatsoever, only legal remedies are available

Question 7

Trespass to land is complete upon which showing?

Accepted Answer

Intentional physical entry onto another's land without permission

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Actual damage to the landowner's property

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Knowledge by the entrant that the entry was unauthorized

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Economic harm suffered by the landowner