A police officer is immune from liability when using reasonable force to arrest a defendant.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #2Defendant comes upon the scene of a crime, but disables the robber before the targets of the felony
hand over their money. In so doing, the defendant breaks the robber's hand. If the robber sues the
defendant for having injured the plaintiff, the defendant can escape liability due to the defense of
A) mistake B) consent
C) lack of a guilty mind D) privilege
Q. #3Landholder awakens to discover a burglar packing away the landholder's collection of porcelain
poodles. When the burglar realizes this, the burglar brandishes a gun at landholder. An open window
next to the landholder would allow landholder to jump to safety. The landholder shoots and injures
the burglar. If the burglar sues the landholder, the burglar will lose because of the
A) tolling of the statute of limitations
B) threat was imminent and intended to cause harm
C) discovery rule
D) castle doctrine
Q. #4When making a warrantless citizen's arrest for littering, the defendant breaks the plaintiff's arm. If
plaintiff files to recover damages for pain and suffering, the defendant will
A) prevail at trial on a claim of privilege B) prevail at trial on a claim of immunity
C) lose at trial D) prevail at trial due to the defense of mistake
Q. #5If a landholder repels an invader through the use of force, the landholder can avoid liability by
claiming
A) consent B) mistake
C) privilege D) an unavoidable accident
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