Which of the Following Is True with Regard to the Torts

question 33

Multiple Choice

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

• A)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.
• B)For consent to be an effective legal defence to a claim of battery,the person hit must have been surprised by the incident.
• C)A person will always succeed with the defence of self-defence even if he or she used excessive force.
• D)Both torts are "actionable per se"; that is,a person can successfully sue without having to prove damages.
• E)Assault is the threat of interference viewed as harmful by the victim.

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