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Intent Element in Torts Practice Problems

This document provides a practice problem for students focusing on the intent element of intentional torts. It presents 7 scenarios and asks students to identify the type of intent demonstrated in each as either specific intent, general intent, transferred intent, or no intent. The scenarios involve throwing a bomb, running over a pedestrian while distracted driving, tapping a student's back hard during a piano lesson, dumping water from a window, throwing a pumpkin near someone as a prank, and witnessing someone get hit with a pumpkin. Students are instructed to notate their answers with letters corresponding to the different intent types and to print their answers to turn in for scoring.

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Intent Element in Torts Practice Problems

This document provides a practice problem for students focusing on the intent element of intentional torts. It presents 7 scenarios and asks students to identify the type of intent demonstrated in each as either specific intent, general intent, transferred intent, or no intent. The scenarios involve throwing a bomb, running over a pedestrian while distracted driving, tapping a student's back hard during a piano lesson, dumping water from a window, throwing a pumpkin near someone as a prank, and witnessing someone get hit with a pumpkin. Students are instructed to notate their answers with letters corresponding to the different intent types and to print their answers to turn in for scoring.

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Torts I, C & D Moore Fall, 2013 Names: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Prof.

INTENT PRACTICE PR !"EM#: $ 1 Below are seven practice problems which focus on your understanding of the %&te&t element in intentional torts. After reading the problem, please indicate the type of intent you identify. Please denote your answers as follows: A. Specific Intent B. General Intent . !ransferred Intent ". #o Intent If you believe that a $uestion demonstrates %specific intent,& for e'ample, please place an %A& ne't to the $uestion. If you believe the $uestion indicates %general intent,& place a %B& ne't to the answer, and so forth. Please use only letters as indicated to denote your answers as I may score your answers by scantron. !he assignment should ta(e )* to )+ minutes at most. I encourage you to wor( together. ,owever, no more than four students may wor( together on this e'ercise. -inally, your names should appear in the space provided as I will collect your answers at the start .ednesday/s class. If four students wor( on the e'ercise, each student/s name should appear on the e'ercise.
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Please come to class with your answers printed for me to collect. !here will no other opportunity to turn in the e'ercise after class .ednesday/s class. Torts I C & D

INTENT PRACTICE PR !"EM#: $ 1 00B00 ). !om throws a bomb in his boss "an/s office to (ill "an, (nowing Sarah is present. ,e has no desire to hurt or (ill Sarah. 00"00 *. !ara, while driving to wor(, ta(es her eyes off the road 1ust briefly while tal(ing with her passenger, 2im, and runs over Paul, a pedestrian. 00"00 3. 4r. 4, a piano teacher, is frustrated with 5enny, who does not seem to be able to understand how to play the scale after a month of practicing. 4r. 4 ta(es his fingers and replicates the scale by lightly tapping it on 5enny/s bac(, causing 5enny to suffer serious pain and bruising. 00B00 6. "an, not desiring to hit anyone, dumps a pail of water from a tenth story window in ,ouston at 7:88 a.m. when he believes the street is relatively empty. ,e dumps water on Sam, a law cler( who is heading to wor(. 00A00 +. Suppose the facts are the same as those in $uestion 6, e'cept that "an dumps a pail of water out of the window at noon when the streets are crowded with people. 00 00 9. "an tells his friend Paul %.atch me scare Betty by throwing this miniature pump(in in front of her.& :nfortunately, "an is a bad shot and stri(es Betty in the head. 00"00 ;. !he facts are the same as in $uestion 9 e'cept that arl, who is standing nearby, sees "an stri(e Betty< further arl
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sees that the pump(in=stri(e results in Betty/s bleeding profusely. arl is so upset he cannot sleep for wee(s.

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