Anoop Owns and Operates a Movie Theatre

question 35

Multiple Choice

Anoop owns and operates a movie theatre. Which of the following situations would most likely allow Anoop to successfully sue Samantha for the tort of trespass to land?

• A) Samantha, who had purchased a ticket, refused to accept a refund and leave after Anoop asked her to do so because he objected to her religious beliefs.
• B) Samantha, who talked very loudly during a movie, refused to leave after Anoop lawfully asked her to do so and offered to refund the price of her ticket.
• C) Samantha, who works for a utility company, walked around the property during the day while the theatre was not open, and without Anoop's knowledge, in search of a gas meter.
• D) Samantha walked up to the front of the theatre to see the movie posters even though Anoop had not expressly given his permission for her to do so.
• E) Samantha, who had shown her ticket to one of Anoop's employees when she entered the theatre, refused to show her ticket again when leaving the theatre.

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Definitions:

Compulsive

Describing a behavior that is driven by an irresistible urge, often against an individual's conscious wishes.

Physically

Pertaining to the body or the physical aspects of existence, as opposed to mental or emotional components.

Mentally

Pertaining to processes or activities of the mind, such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering.

Pattern A

A specific and consistent way in which certain actions, behaviors, or phenomena regularly occur.