Deck 19: Torts Connected With Land

Question 1

Nuisance is a separate tort.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A licensee has the express or implied consent of the occupier to enter and use the land for the licensee's purpose.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Injunction is an equitable remedy, unlike an award of damages.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Wally's house is on fire.He cannot get into any of the doors or windows because of the flames.The house is attached to Peter's house, which is not on fire.No one is home in Peter's house.Wally breaks into Peter's front door with an axe and chops a hole into their common wall in order to get in to make sure no one is trapped inside.Peter sues Wally for the damage done to the door and wall ________.

A)Wally can assert the defense of private necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.
B)Wally can assert the defense of private necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.
C)Wally can assert the defense of public necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.
D)Wally can assert the defense of public necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.

Question 5

An occupier has a duty to use reasonable care to protect all trespassing adults from injury from an attractive nuisance.

Question 6

Trespass to land cannot be committed by a person who makes an honest mistake about his or her right to enter the land.

Question 7

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
unreasonable interference with use of private land

Question 8

It is possible for a private citizen to have standing to sue someone who has committed a public nuisance.

Question 9

Land consists of the ground surface and that portion of the airspace above the surface over which you can claim reasonable beneficial use.

Question 10

Landlords must use reasonable care to make common areas safe.

Question 11

An injunction is a form of self-help.

Question 12

Adverse possession can never give a trespasser title to the land on which he or she is trespassing.

Question 13

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
one over whom the landowner cannot control the method or administrative details of how the work is performed

Question 14

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
buyer beware

Question 15

Gabe is an adult.Ignoring a "Keep Out" sign, he climbs over a fence in Greg's yard.While walking in the yard, Gabe falls into a hole that Greg had dug for the foundation of a large shed he was building in the yard.To Greg's knowledge, this is the first time anyone has trespassed in his yard.Gabe sues Greg for negligence ________.

A)Greg owes Gabe a duty of care for artificial conditions on the land such as the hole.
B)Greg does not owe Gabe a duty of care for artificial conditions on the land such as the hole.
C)Greg owes Gabe a duty of care if Greg was unaware that Gabe was trespassing in the yard.

Question 16

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
one who enters land for his or her own purposes with consent

Question 17

Intent in trespass to land does not require an intent to enter land wrongfully nor to enter knowingly without permission.

Question 18

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
makes occupier liable to a child trespasser

Question 19

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
quality as measured by what the general public deems desirable or useful

Question 20

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
not readily visible; hidden

Question 21

Distinguish between private and public nuisance.

Question 22

When can you exercise the privilege to abate a nuisance?

Question 23

In a private nuisance case, what are some of the factors a court will use to determine whether an interference is unreasonable?

Question 24

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
a right, claim, title, or legal share in something

Question 25

List some of the remedies available to a victim of a private nuisance.

Question 26

How can title to land be acquired by adverse possession?

Question 27

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
one who enters land upon invitation

Question 28

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
the right to bring a court action

Question 29

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
the tort that protects one's interest in exclusive possession of land

Question 30

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
corrective steps not involving the court system

Question 31

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
remedy designed to prevent or stop an interference

Question 32

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
tenant

Question 33

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
apportioning damages according to fault

Question 34

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
one who enters land without consent

Question 35

What interest is protected by the tort of trespass to land?

Question 36

List several different categories of plaintiffs in premises liability cases.

Question 37

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public

Question 38

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
right of a grantor who has conveyed less than his or her full interest

Question 39

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
acquiring title to land by taking it away from another through trespass

Question 40

MATCHING
a.interest
k.independent contractor
b.trespass to land
l.trespasser
c.adverse possession
m.licensee
d.private nuisance
n.invitee
e.public nuisance
o.attractive nuisance
f.social value
p.latent condition
g.injunction
q.passenger
h.self-help
r.caveat emptor
i.comparative negligence
s.eversionary interest
j.standing
t.lessee
one who confers a benefit on the driver

Question 41

When can a private citizen sue because of a public nuisance?

Question 42

What duty is owed to invitees?

Question 43

What is social value?

Question 44

What duty is owed to licensees?

Question 45

When will a court consider using an equitable remedy?

Question 46

What duty do occupiers owe discovered adult trespassers on the land?

Question 47

What duty do occupiers owe persons outside the land?