LAW OF TORTS II Questions

Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLPS)

Semester: Second Semester

Level: 300

Year: 2019

THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA

FACULTY OF LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Department of English Private Law

Second Year (Level 300)

2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

Second Semester Examination

Law of Tort II

Course Master: Prof GalegaSamgena

Instructions:Answer three questions. Question one is compulsory.

Question One (30 marks)

During a Board meeting at ALGO Pic. on June 3, 2019, a. memo was circulated about

a manager, which claimed, among other things, that he 'lived exclusively to satisfy

his own lusts andpassiond. The personal secretary to the Board Chairperson wanted

to send a copy of the memo to the wife of the manager, and was stopped by the

Chairman. The deputy manager, who is envious of the position of the manager; who

was part of the Board meeting at ALGO Pic. and who doubles as a friend to the wife

of the manager, sent a WhatsApp message to the wife about the defamatory

statement in the memo, on June 4, 219, who started divorce proceedings.

Discuss the legal issues involved.

Question nvo (20 marks)

'Private nuisance is a wrong against land, and not the proper cause of action for a

plaintiff who has suffered some form of persona! discomfort or injury only'. With the

help of decided cases, explain the veracity of this statement.

Question three

a. Distinguish trespass to land from nuisance. (5 marks)

b. With the help of decided cases, outline the constituent elements of wrongful

entry on land. (15 marks)

Question four (20 marks)

a. Explain what is meant by strict liability. (5 marks)

b. Outline the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. What are the limits to this rule? (15

marks)

Question five

a. Define: Trespass to Goods and wrongful interference with goods, giving

examples of both. (8 marks)

b. Outline the remedies available in cases of wrongful interference with goods.

(12 marks)

Good luck folks!

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