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Chapter 1,2,3,4,11 quizzes and vocab for Chapter 5, 6, and 11 Class: PL 1130 - TORTS; Subject: Paralegal Studies; University: Central New Mexico Community College; Term: Fall 2014;
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True TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 False TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 False TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 True TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 list the facts that give you a right to judicial relief against the wrongdoer
the defendant is liable whether he or she caused the harm intentionally, carelessly, or innocently TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 statutes, ordinances, and constitutions TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 issue, rule, analysis, conclusion TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 False TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 False
False TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 False TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 covers a range from highly unusual to a certainty TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 legal research TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Subjective
False TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 DesireKnowledge with substantial certainty TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 True TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 False TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 True
True TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 Ralph is strictly liable for the injury caused by the cat if Ralph knew that the cat had caused similar injuries in the past. TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 False TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 False TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 False
True TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 False TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 To recover for their injuries, the neighbors do not have to show that Ted was negligent. TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 An unpermitter and intentional physical contact with a person that is harmful or offensive. Act Intent to cause (a) an imminent contact with the plaintiff's person or (b) apprehension of such contact Contact that is harmful or offensive Causation of the harmful or offensive contact TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 An individual business, or other organization with the resources to pay potential judgement. Sufficient assets for this purpose.
A high degree of knowledge that contact (or its apprehension) will result from what one does or fails to do. TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 Failing to use reasonable care; negligent TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 Consciously taking a risk failing to exercise due care but without intending the consequences; wantonly disregarding a risk but neither desiring the consequences nor having substantially certain knowledge of the consequences of the risk. TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 The defendant may be liable for certain torts committed against the plaintiff even if the defendant intended to commit a different tort against the plaintiff (unintended tort) and even if the defendant intended to commit the tort against a different person (unintended plaintiff) TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 A desire, reason, need, or emotion that induces action or inaction
Invilving physical damage, impairment, pain, or illness in the body TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 Offending the personal integrity or dignity of a reasonable or ordinary person who is not unduly sensitive. TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 A trifling sum (e.g. $1) awarded to the plaintiff because there was no significant loss or injury suffered, although a technical invasion of rights did occur. TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 If the general nature or type of harm was a foreseeable consequences of the original risk, the defendant will be liable for the harm even if the extent of the harm was not foreseeable. TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 Voluntary agreement or permission (express or implied) that something should happen or not happen,
Involving physical damage, impairment, pain, or illness in the body TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 Offending the personal integrity or dignity of a reasonable or ordinary person who is not unduly sensitive TERM 63
DEFINITION 63 Immediate in the sense of no significant or undue delay. Near at hand; about to occur TERM 64
DEFINITION 64 A communicated intent to do something dangerous or unwanted in the future if a specified event occurs TERM 65
DEFINITION 65 Appearing reasonably able to do something now or very shortly
The use of the Internet or other electronic means to repeatedly embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or otherwise harass someone. TERM 67
DEFINITION 67 The use of the Internet or other electronic means to repeatedly embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or otherwise harass a minor TERM 68
DEFINITION 68 (a) The desire to bring about an apprehension of an imminent contact or the contact itself, or (b) the knowledge with substantial certainty that an imminent apprehension will result from what one does or fails to do TERM 69
DEFINITION 69 The defendant may be liable for certain torts committed against the plaintiff even if the defendant intended to commit a different tort against the plaintiff (unintended tort) and even if the defendant intended to commit the tort against a different person (unintended plaintiff) TERM 70
DEFINITION 70 Free Access to Clinic Entrances Act. A federal statute that provided a remedy for victims of assault or other attack suffered while trying to obtain reproductive health services
A tort that imposes liability for harm caused by abnormally dangerous conditions or activities regardless of whether the person causing the harm acted intentionally, negligently or innocently Existence of abnormally dangerous condition or activity Knowledge of the condition or activity Causation Damages TERM 77
DEFINITION 77 Unusual or non-natural condition or activity that creates a substantial likelihood of causing great harm TERM 78
DEFINITION 78 The case holding that if defendant know they are engaging in a non-natural or abnormal use of land that creates an increased danger to persons or property, they will be strictly liable for harm caused by this use TERM 79
DEFINITION 79 The degree of risk of some harm to people, land or chattels of others The likelihood that the harm that results form the activity will be great The inability to eliminate the risk by the exercise of reasonable care the extent to which the activity is not a matter of common usage The inappropriateness of the activity to the place where the activity is carried on The extent to which the value of the activity to the community is outweighed by its dangerous attributes TERM 80
DEFINITION 80 A cause that is legally sufficient to impose liability for the results of one's wrongful act or omission. There are two components of proximate cause: actual cause (which answers the question of who was the cause in fact of the harm or loss) and legal cause (which answers the harm or other loss was the foreseeable consequences of the original risk)
The knowing and voluntary acceptance of the danger or risk of being harmed by someone's negligence