Kansas City School of Law, Review Questions on Torts

Kansas City School of Law REVIEW QUESTIONS ON TORTS HON. JOHN B. PEW MR. LUDWICK GRAVES MR. C. L. CARR 1. Give the generally accepted definition of a tort. 2. Name the three general classes of rights. 3. Distinguish between a tort and a crime. 4. Distinguish between actions arising ex contractu and those arising ex delicto. 5. Give the legal definition of the term accident. 6. Define the terms proximate cause and remote cause. 7. Give the facts and the law in the cases of Scott vs. Shepard, 3 Wilson 403, and Forney vs. Geldmacher, 75 Mo. 113. squff House 8. What is meant by a tort by relation? 9. Give the general rules of liability of a lunatic and infant for their torts, crimes and contracts, giving in each case the reasons for the rules. 10. Distinguish between torts of malfeasance and torts of misfeasance. 11. Give the three ways at common law by which a husband could be held liable, either jointly with the wife or individually, for the torts of his wife. 12. What was the reason for the common law rules by which a hus- band could be held liable for his wife's torts? 13. What is the present day Missouri rule for the husband's liability for the torts of his wife? 14. Give in detail the facts and the law in the case of Claxton vs. Poole (Supreme Court case). 15. Distinguish between the liability of a business corporation for its torts, and a charitable corporation for its torts, giving the reasons for the rules. 16. When may a municipal corporation like the City of Kansas City be liable for its torts? 17. Is the United States or the State of Missouri liable for its torts? Why? 18. In what three ways may a party become a joint tort feasor with one or more other persons? Robification, aiding a acciptias benefit