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Originally Posted by drugsarebad
As I take my first practice Torts exams, I'm realizing my professor should be hired as a writer for the Final Destination series.
Any advice on how to organize answers to these types of questions? We normally end up with several different plaintiffs, several different defendants, and a couple of defenses that each party could raise.
it's probably easiest if you separate by claims. for example:
(1) X's claim against Y for false imprisonment.
(2) X's claim against Z for battery
(3) Z's claim against X for intentional infliction of emotional distress
(4) Z's claim against M for negligence
in other words, i wouldn't suggest putting counterclaims under the same heading. keep everything separate. make it easy for the prof to give u points. so your answers will look something like this:
(1) X's claim against Z for battery
---(a) elements of battery
---(b) analysis of whether elements are satisfied
---(c) analysis of whether Z has a defense such as self-defense
---(d) conclude how court is likely to rule.