1. You write a newspaper story about a local hobbyist. You take a dislike to the man and in your article, throw in the assertion that he molested neighborhood children. You won't be liable for defamation if
A. the plaintiff consented to you writing a story about his hobby.
B. the plaintiff is a public figure.
C. what you said is true.
D. only one other person besides the plaintiff saw your statement.
2. The defendant walked up to the plaintiff, a stranger, and quietly demanded her money. No weapon was used. However, the plaintiff felt intimidated and handed over her purse. After this episode she suffered nightmares for several weeks and required a sleeping pill prescription.
A. The plaintiff has a case for conversion and appropriation.
B. The plaintiff has a case for conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
C. The plaintiff has a case for conversion but not intentional infliction of emotional distress. Among other reasons, the facts don't suggest intent or outrageous or extreme behavior by the defendant.
D. The plaintiff has a case for battery and conversion.
3. You're sitting in your easy chair reading a magazine by the light of your picture window. You look up in time to see a boy throw a rock at the window. Instinctively you duck. The rock shatters the window, hitting you before falling to the floor. The boy takes off running, but the police pick him up later. What are the most torts you could reasonably claim the boy committed?
A. Assault.
B. Assault and battery.
C. Assault and battery and conversion.
D. Assault and battery and conversion and trespass.
4. A Massachusetts business has the name The Coffee & Tea House. Will the state allow someone to use The Coffee House Cafe as a name for their business also to operate in Massachusetts?
A. It depends. The state will have to determine whether or not the two names are XXXXX XXXXX
B. Yes, because the names aren't identical.
C. If the Coffee House is a foreign corporation, the state has absolutely no control over them of any kind.
D. Yes, if the businesses are organized as different types of entities.