MS Bar MS Bar Torts

Question 1

Mississippi adopted which system of comparative fault for tort actions?

Accepted Answer

Pure comparative fault

Answer

Pure contributory negligence

Answer

Modified comparative fault (50% bar)

Answer

Modified comparative fault (51% bar)

Question 2

Under Mississippi law, the statute of limitations for most personal injury tort claims is:

Accepted Answer

3 years

Answer

1 year

Answer

2 years

Answer

5 years

Question 3

In a Mississippi products liability action, which theory allows recovery without proving the manufacturer was negligent?

Accepted Answer

Strict liability in tort

Answer

Negligence per se

Answer

Res ipsa loquitur

Answer

Breach of implied warranty only

Question 4

Under Mississippi law, a possessor of land owes which duty to a trespasser?

Accepted Answer

A duty to refrain from willful, wanton, or reckless conduct

Answer

The highest duty of reasonable care in all circumstances

Answer

A duty to warn of known dangerous artificial conditions only

Answer

No duty whatsoever

Question 5

In Mississippi, the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress requires conduct that is:

Accepted Answer

Extreme and outrageous beyond all possible bounds of decency

Answer

Merely offensive to a reasonable person

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Any intentional act causing distress

Answer

Negligent but severe

Question 6

Under Mississippi tort law, which doctrine holds an employer liable for an employee's torts committed within the scope of employment?

Accepted Answer

Respondeat superior

Answer

Negligent hiring

Answer

Apparent authority

Answer

Non-delegable duty