Types of Civil Law

Identify the type of civil law in each of the following case examples.
 Negligence  Nuisance  Employment
 Trespass  Contract  Wills and inheritance
 Defamation  Family  Discrimination

Case Example Type of Civil Law Case Example Type of Civil Law
A. A boy dies on a Negligence B. A child sues their negligence
school camp following parents for failing to
an asthma attack. The provide nutritious meals
supervising teachers which results in obesity.
and camp staff did not
call an ambulance.
C. A shop owner sues a Defamation D. A homeowner collects Nuisance
customer for posting piles of trash in their
fake negative reviews back yard which results
of the store on social in a stench throughout
media. the neighbourhood.
E. A teenager joy rides Family F. A man falls down Negligence
in their parents’ car slippery stairs at a park
which they take following heavy rain. No
without permission. hand railing was
The car is damaged provided, despite the
when the teenager height and incline of the
loses control. steps.
G. A person joins a Contract H. A woman dies after a Nuisance
gym and quits prior to misdiagnosed ‘headache'
the set date, refusing turns out to be a brain
to pay the required tumor.
exit fees.
I. A woman is ignored Discrimination J. A farmer dies and his Wills and
for a promotion when first-born son tries to inheritance
it becomes apparent claim all his assets. The
that she is pregnant. farmer’s other children
believe they are also
entitled to some
inheritance.
K. A couple getting Family L. A group of youth Nuisance
divorced cannot agree constantly hang out in
on the separation of front of a restaurant,
their assets; both want hassling people who are
to keep the house and trying to access the
their pet cat. store.