1. A nightclub failed to install the proper number fire escape ladders. A fire i

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1. A nightclub failed to install the proper number fire escape ladders. A fire in the men's bathroom kills a man trapped in there. The failure to have the legally required number of fire escapes is legally the cause in fact of the legal injury suffered.

a. True

b. False

2. Negligence torts differ from intentional torts in that:

a. the government is the prosecutor in negligence torts

b. the victim does not receive compensation in a negligence tort case

c. in negligence the harmful results of a person's conduct are not intentional

d. intentional torts are also felonies

3. As a general rule, any defense to an intentional tort is also available in a negligence action.

a. True

b. False

4. While you are sound asleep, your roommate hits you in the head with a brick. This is most likely to be the tort of:

a. assault

b. battery

c. negligence

d. malicious prosecution

Explanation / Answer

1) The correct choice is B

Explanation : - Legally the cause of the injury suffered is due to the fire in the bathroom and not because of the absence of the proper number of fire escape ladders .

2) The correct choice is C

Explanation : - The main difference between Negligence torts & intentional torts is intent which is present in intentional tort but not in negligent tort .

3) The correct choice is A

4) The correct choice is B

Explanation : - Physical contact with another that is unexcused , harmful or offensive , and intentionally performed .

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