Intentional Torts are torts in which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the reluctant injury.
The most common intentional torts include: assault, battery, false imprisonment,defamation, invasion of privacy, trespass to land, conversion, and fraud
Negligence, and Strict Liability
Negligence is the most common tort.
Intent to injure is not required for this tort. Only careless behavior is required for negligence.
Negligence is proven in court by showing of a duty of due care owned by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of that duty, causation and injury.
5-2 Vocabulary:
Key Terms:
Assumption of Risk:
Intentional Torts
Intentional torts are torts in which the defendant possessed the intentor purpose to inflict the resultant injury. Most common intentional torts: assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, trespass to land, conversion, interference with contractual relations and fraud. assault
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Intentional Torts
Negligence, and Strict Liability
5-2 Vocabulary:
Key Terms:
Assumption of Risk:
Intentional Torts
Intentional torts are torts in which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the resultant injury.Most common intentional torts: assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, trespass to land, conversion, interference with contractual relations and fraud.
assault
battery
false imprisonment
defamation
invasion of privacy
trespass of land
conversion
fraud
strict liability
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