True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Taking somebody’s television without
permission is called trespass to chattel.
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2.
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Dispossession is an important element of slander of
title.
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3.
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Conversion requires injury to the real
estate.
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4.
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Trespass to land requires injury to the real
estate.
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5.
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Commercial disparagement involves false statements
about a person’s business, goods, or services.
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6.
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Defamation by computer means that computers are
used to say libelous things about others.
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7.
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A person filing a spurious lien against
someone’s real estate commits slander of title.
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8.
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Toxic trespass occurs when an ultra-hazardous
pollutant interferes with a landowner’s use of his or her property.
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9.
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CERCLA is the acronym of a federal statute
regulating defamation by computer.
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10.
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Trespass to chattel is similar to
conversion.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following constitutes trespass to
land?
a. | Entering a private building after closing hours to use
the restrooms. | b. | Looking into your
neighbor’s second story window from your bedroom with a telescope. | c. | Taking a fellow student’s textbook after
class. | d. | Entering a public building on a Sunday to use the public
telephone. | e. | None of the
above. |
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All of the following are elements of trespass to
land except
a. | Unauthorized entry into another’s real
estate. | b. | Intent to injure another’s real
property. | c. | Interfering with owner’s exclusive use of his or
her land. | d. | Entering another’s land without
permission. | e. | All of the above
are elements. |
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A landowner’s exclusive right to use his or
her real estate is called
a. | Dispossession. | b. | Scienter. | c. | Chattel. | d. | Livery of seisin.
| e. | None of the
above. |
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What are the two types of entry in trespass to
land?
a. | Real and personal. | b. | Actual and constructive. | c. | Intentional and
unintentional. | d. | Personal and
Physical. | e. | None of the
above. |
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15.
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Trespasses to land in which no actual harm comes to
the landowner are sometimes called
a. | Willful and wanton
trespasses. | b. | Technical
trespasses. | c. | Trivial
trespasses. | d. | Trespasses to
chattels. | e. | None of the
above. |
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Which of the following best illustrates trespass to
chattel?
a. | Using one of the computers at the college’s
computer lab. | b. | Filling your
swimming pool with a garden hose connected to your unfriendly neighbor’s water
supply. | c. | Taking the complimentary soap and shampoo from your
motel room. | d. | Taking an
unattended umbrella to a department store’s lost and found
department. | e. | Driving down a
barricaded street. |
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Personal property is often called
a. | Personal property. | b. | Chattel. | c. | Real
property. | d. | Both A and B. | e. | Both A and C. |
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Trespass to chattel includes which of the following
elements:
a. | Unauthorized possession or interference with
another’s chattel. | b. | Intent to
dispossess or interfere with owner’s use of personal property. | c. | Tortfeasor puts chattel to his or her own use. | d. | Both A and B. | e. | Both B and
C. |
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How is conversion different from trespass to
chattel?
a. | Conversion involves real property, and trespass to
chattel involves personal property. | b. | Conversion is a
crime, and trespass to chattel is a tort. | c. | Conversion
requires the tortfeasor to put the chattel to his or her own use whereas trespass to chattel does
not. | d. | Conversion requires malicious intent; trespass to
chattel does not. | e. | There is no
difference between them. |
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Which example best illustrates
conversion?
a. | Taking someone else’s bicycle from a parking rack
and riding it across town. | b. | Stepping into a
store after closing hours. | c. | Having an overdue
library book checked out in your name. | d. | Parking your car
in a no parking zone. | e. | None of the
above. |
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Slander of title involves which of the following
activity(ies)?
a. | Making false statements about the quality of a
business’s goods. | b. | Making false
statements about the quality of a business’s services. | c. | Making false statements about the quality of a business’s
reputation. | d. | All of the
above. | e. | None of the
above. |
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In slander of title, the term publication
means
a. | Appearing in a newspaper or
magazine. | b. | Communication to third
parties. | c. | Recording a deed at the country recorder’s
office. | d. | Filing a lien against real
estate. | e. | None of the
above. |
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Commercial disparagement includes which of the
following?
a. | Disparagement of goods. | b. | Disparagement of services. | c. | Disparagement of business. | d. | All of the above. | e. | None of the
above. |
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Defamation by computer is best illustrated by which
of the following examples?
a. | Writing libelous statements about someone on a
computer. | b. | Erasing public records from a governmental computer
database. | c. | Inputting false information about a person’s
credit into a computer database. | d. | All of the
above. | e. | None of the
above. |
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