Torts: Strict Liability and Nuisance Answers

Keith owed Art some money, and Art was tired of waiting for Keith to pay him back. Art saw Keith walking down the street and decided to approach him with his aggressive Rottweiler Rox. Art let Rox lunge at Keith, and then asked him, "Are you ready to pay me back the money that you owe me now?" What if Rox the Rottweiler actually bites Keith? Rox recently bit another neighbor and is known for her vicious ways. Art would be liable to Keith for _____.

Brad could no longer stand the smell emanating from his neighbor Clarence's compost heap that grew more odorous as the summer progressed. Brad brought an action against Clarence under _____.

Smithy fed his beloved pet wolf, Fang, but forgot to lock his cage. Fang got out and cleared out the rabbit hutches next door at Carla's. Smithy is liable to Carla under _____.

Clint, Sam's next-door neighbor, was convinced that his property contained a gold mine. He bought some dynamite and started to blast underground one weekend. Sam woke up and thought that an earthquake was occurring, because all of the books, vases, fine china, and glassware were falling from the shelves of his trailer. Clint is liable to Sam under _____.