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Harry S. Trumar Kansas City School of Law 79 MID-TERM EXAMINATION IN TORTS March 3rd, 1924 Hon. John B. Pew Mr. Charles L. Carr Mr. Ludwick Graves I. (a) Give a working definition of artort. Atart is a violation fa right which causer damage to the party injured a mong of which the law cognizance. (b) What are the elements of a tort? a wrong, a damage, a connexion. II. (a) Give a full definition of "proximate cause." That cause which is dient by responsible for the sufsequent injing or damage. (b) Give a short, concise statement of the facts and the law in the case of Scott vs. Shepard, 3 Wils. 403 (Lighted Squibb Case). at a market place in a small town squit mode of pander it was tossed about in England Shepard a minor there a lighted by sesual people and finally exploded in the hands of Scott puttingout Riseye. Scott sued shepand for personal injury and the count allowe d him 100 pounds on the the t proximate III. ground was direct (a) A, that infant, shepards is instructed by forcing sause his father the Scotti squit home enjine. an to remain at on a certain evening and study. Without the knowledge of the father, A leaves the home and takes his father's automobile to go to a While on his A and Judgment For party. B. and for whom injures an and B, why? B infactive way, A and carelessly his father, responsith for negligently damages. runs over sues for torts commited by him Father is not liatle. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE" AND TOTAL U.S.