The Intentional Tort of Assault Requires That

question 144

Multiple Choice

The intentional tort of assault requires that:

• A) there be physical contact with the body
• B) the injured party have knowledge of the danger
• C) the injured party be detained against his or her will
• D) the defendant intended to injure the plaintiff
• E) all of the other choices

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Definitions:

Birmingham

A city in Alabama known for its significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, notably for the Birmingham campaign against segregation.

Medgar Evers

was a prominent civil rights activist in Mississippi and the field secretary for the NAACP. His assassination in 1963 became a rallying point for the Civil Rights Movement.

Church Bombing

An act of terrorism targeting religious buildings, particularly noted during the civil rights movement in the United States, such as the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

George Wallace

An American politician known for his pro-segregationist views and as the Governor of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.