Which of the Following Is True with Regard to the Torts

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to the torts of assault and battery?

• A) Both torts are "actionable per se"; that is, a person can successfully sue without having to prove damages.
• B) The amount of damages paid to Joe, injured by another's battery, will be an amount to cover the extent of injury suffered by a normal person regardless of Joe's actual injuries.
• C) A person will always succeed with the defence of self-defence even if he used excessive force.
• D) Although assault and battery are often both present in an incident, it is technically possible to be assaulted without being battered.
• E) For consent to be an effective legal defence to a claim of battery, the person hit must have been surprised by the incident.

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