Quiz 19: Torts Connected With Land

Adverse possession can never give a trespasser title to the land on which he or she is trespassing.

Trespass to land cannot be committed by a person who makes an honest mistake about his or her right to enter the land.

Land consists of the ground surface and that portion of the airspace above the surface over which you can claim reasonable beneficial use.

Intent in trespass to land does not require an intent to enter land wrongfully nor to enter knowingly without permission.

Nuisance is a separate tort.

Injunction is an equitable remedy, unlike an award of damages.

An injunction is a form of self-help.

It is possible for a private citizen to have standing to sue someone who has committed a public nuisance.

A licensee has the express or implied consent of the occupier to enter and use the land for the licensee's purpose.

An occupier has a duty to use reasonable care to protect all trespassing adults from injury from an attractive nuisance.

Landlords must use reasonable care to make common areas safe.

Wally's house is on fire.He cannot get into any of the doors or windows because of the flames.The house is attached to Peter's house, which is not on fire.No one is home in Peter's house.Wally breaks into Peter's front door with an axe and chops a hole into their common wall in order to get in to make sure no one is trapped inside.Peter sues Wally for the damage done to the door and wall ________. A)Wally can assert the defense of private necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. B)Wally can assert the defense of private necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. C)Wally can assert the defense of public necessity and will not have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall. D)Wally can assert the defense of public necessity but will have to pay for the damage he did to Peter's front door and wall.

Gabe is an adult.Ignoring a "Keep Out" sign, he climbs over a fence in Greg's yard.While walking in the yard, Gabe falls into a hole that Greg had dug for the foundation of a large shed he was building in the yard.To Greg's knowledge, this is the first time anyone has trespassed in his yard.Gabe sues Greg for negligence ________. A)Greg owes Gabe a duty of care for artificial conditions on the land such as the hole. B)Greg does not owe Gabe a duty of care for artificial conditions on the land such as the hole. C)Greg owes Gabe a duty of care if Greg was unaware that Gabe was trespassing in the yard.

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -unreasonable interference with use of private land

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -quality as measured by what the general public deems desirable or useful

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -buyer beware

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -one over whom the landowner cannot control the method or administrative details of how the work is performed

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -one who enters land for his or her own purposes with consent

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -makes occupier liable to a child trespasser

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -not readily visible; hidden

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -corrective steps not involving the court system

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -one who enters land upon invitation

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -the tort that protects one's interest in exclusive possession of land

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -one who enters land without consent

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -one who confers a benefit on the driver

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -a right, claim, title, or legal share in something

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -apportioning damages according to fault

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -right of a grantor who has conveyed less than his or her full interest

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -acquiring title to land by taking it away from another through trespass

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -the right to bring a court action

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -tenant

MATCHING a.interest k.independent contractor b.trespass to land l.trespasser c.adverse possession m.licensee d.private nuisance n.invitee e.public nuisance o.attractive nuisance f.social value p.latent condition g.injunction q.passenger h.self-help r.caveat emptor i.comparative negligence s.eversionary interest j.standing t.lessee -remedy designed to prevent or stop an interference

List several different categories of plaintiffs in premises liability cases.

What interest is protected by the tort of trespass to land?

How can title to land be acquired by adverse possession?

Distinguish between private and public nuisance.

In a private nuisance case, what are some of the factors a court will use to determine whether an interference is unreasonable?

List some of the remedies available to a victim of a private nuisance.

When can you exercise the privilege to abate a nuisance?

When can a private citizen sue because of a public nuisance?

What is social value?

When will a court consider using an equitable remedy?

What duty do occupiers owe persons outside the land?

What duty do occupiers owe discovered adult trespassers on the land?

What duty is owed to licensees?

What duty is owed to invitees?