Deck 9: Strict Liability

Question 1

Every dog is entitled to one free bite.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Neighbors are injured when Ted explodes a stick of dynamite in his back yard in a residential neighborhood.

A) To recover for their injuries, the neighbors must show that Ted was negligent.
B) To recover for their injuries, the neighbors do not have to show that Ted was negligent.
C) To recover for their injuries, the neighbors must show that Ted intended their injuries.
D) To recover for their injuries, the neighbors must show that Ted violated a safety statute.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Contributory negligence is a defense to the tort of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities or conditions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Assumption of the risk is a defense to the tort of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities or conditions.

Question 5

Liability for harm caused by wild animals requires a showing of negligence or the intent to harm.

Question 6

What is a major distinction between strict liability torts and intentional torts?

Question 9

Ralph's cat is very friendly except when a stranger touches its tail. One day a stranger tries to pet the cat but is badly scratched when the petting includes the cat's tail.

A) Ralph is strictly liable for the injury caused by the cat if Ralph was negligent in preventing the injury.
B) Ralph is strictly liable for the injury caused by the cat because the cat's tendency to injure people takes it out of the category of domestic animals.
C) Ralph is strictly liable for the injury caused by the cat if Ralph knew that the cat had caused similar injuries in the past.
D) Ralph is strictly liable for the injury caused by the cat if the cat did not have a dangerous propensity.

Question 12

Strict liability in tort covers liability for harm caused by products.

Question 13

List three main categories of torts.

Question 15

The owner of a wild animal must have actual knowledge of its dangerous propensity to be liable for the harm caused by that propensity.

Question 16

Give three names for responsibility regardless of fault.

Question 17

When is a condition or activity abnormally dangerous for purposes of imposing strict liability?

Question 18

If the plaintiff is not able to establish the elements of strict liability for abnormally dangerous conditions or activities, what other theories of liability should he or she explore to cover the damage defendant caused to the plaintiff's land?

Question 19

What did the Rylands case hold?