Business Law Exam 2: T/F

Under the common law doctrine of negligence every person has a duty not to injure or harm others

True

"Crime does not pay as well as politics" is a legally copyrighted quote by Alfred E. Newman, which Mr. Cochran used as a thought for the day prior to class. This is an infringement of Mr. Newman's copyright.

False

A person's intent to return embezzled funds is a defense to the crime of defense to the crime of embezzlement

False

If you casually lean against your neighbor's brick wall and the wall falls down you could be held liable in negligence for the resulting damage to your neighbors property because your leaning against the wall was the actual cause of the wall falling down

False

Nobody and nobody's property and no business may be searched without probable cause and a warrant

False

One required of an expressed contract is that it be in writing

False

The criminal intent necessary to commit a crime is known as a Actus Reus

False

The intention to enter into a contract depends upon what the parties are thinking when they sign the contracts

False

The person that makes an offer to enter into a contract is the offeror.

False

An executed contract is one that has been fully performed by one side

False (if fully performed by both sides then it would be true)

"I didn't mean to cause an accident" is not an appropriate defensive tort of negligence.

True

Customers list and compilations of data are among items considered to be trade secrets

True

Slander is the oral defamation of a person. Libel is the defamation of a person in a permanent medium.

True

Transferred intent occurs when someone attempts to injure someone but actually injures someone else.

True

The 5th amendment privilege against self incrimination applies only to natural persons and to corporations

False