Ned succeeds in having Selma enter in a sexual relationship with him. Ned could face criminal charges. What action in tort would Devin, Selma's husband, have against Ned, that is analogous to the criminal charges that Ned could face?
a. enticement
b. alienation of affection
c. intentional infliction of emotional distress
d. seduction
e. criminal conversation
Q. #2To make out a valid claim for alienation of affection, a plaintiff needs to show, by a preponderance of the evidence, what?
a. intent
b. duty
c. breach of duty
d. carelessness
e. recklessness
Q. #3A school teacher convinces an underage student to engage in sexual intercourse. The parents of the child could likely succeed by suing the teacher for:
a. conversion
b. negligent infliction of emotional distress
c. seduction
d. criminal conversation
e. defamation
Q. #4Having convinced his fifteen year-old girlfriend to run away with him to join the circus, the boyfriend could face liability seek a recovery for:
a. intentional infliction of emotional distress
b. criminal conversation
c. defamation
d. loss of consortium
e. duress
Q. #5The idea that a man and not a woman could sue for seduction no longer prevails in this country, because it would amount to a violation of:
a. common sense
b. pater familias
c. alienation of affection
d. equal protection
e. a patriarchy
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