Gawain and Julie Are Neighbours

question 65

Multiple Choice

Gawain and Julie are neighbours. Gawain committed the tort of trespass to land by smashing a window in Julie's attic with a baseball bat. Julie could have quickly and easily fixed that damage by paying a home repair company $1000. Instead, she did nothing for eight months. At the end of that period, a thunderstorm caused rain to pour into Julie's attic through the broken window. Julie then paid a home repair company $4000 to fix both the broken window and the damage caused to the attic by the rain. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) A court would probably impose an injunction to require Gawain to fix the damage to Julie's house himself.
• B) The doctrine of mitigation is used to deter the commission of torts.
• C) A court would probably award Julie compensatory damages of $1000.
• D) A court would probably award Julie compensatory damages of $4000.
• E) The doctrine of mitigation would not apply because Gawain committed an intentional tort.

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