Intentional Torts

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intentional torts


 
  
Created Apr 16, 2011
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BATTERY
 
Intentional Harmful or offensive contact with the Plaintiff
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BATTERY ELEMENTS
 
1.  Act2.  Intent3.  Contact / Touching4.  Harmful / offensive5.  Damages
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ACT
 
Volitional Movement
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INTENT
 
Desire or knowledge with substantial certainty that a harmful or offensive contact will occur.
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CONTACT / TOUCHING
 
Put a force into motion is sufficient
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HARMFUL / OFFENSIVE
 
Harmful=causes injury or inflicts painOffensive=Offensive to a reasonable person's sense of...
7
DAMAGES
 
none are necessary, but P may recover any sustained.
8
ASSAULT
 
intentional inducement of P's reasonable apprehension of receiving a harmful / offensive touching.
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ACT
 
volitional movement
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INTENT
 
Desire or knowledge with substantial certainty that P will be placed in reasonable apprehension...
11
REASONABLE APPREHENSION
 
1.  Apparent ability v. actual ability2.  words alone are not sufficient, must be...
12
CONTACT / TOUCHING
 
would be harmful or offensive 
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DAMAGES
 
None are necessary but may recover any sustained.
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FALSE IMPRISONMENT
 
The intentional confinement of the Plaintiff.
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ACT
 
Volitional movement or failure to act where there is an affirmative duty to do so

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