MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Vicarious Liability, Intentional Tort, Contributory Negligence

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 3040
• Professor: Raddocchia

Document Summary

Tort - a harm caused by one person to another, other than through breach of contract, and for which the law provides a remedy. Trespass to land - wrongful interference with someone"s possession of land. Driver leaves car in parking lot without purchasing icket. Deceit or fraud - a false representaion intenionally or recklessly made by one person to another that causes damages. Ex. purchasing a vehicle under the impression it has a new engine (it doesn"t). Negligence - unreasonable conduct, including a careless act or omission that causes harm to another. Taxi driver injured due to unsafe lane change of another driver. Objecive of tort law is to disinguish between a situaion were party injured should remain uncompensated or if responsibility should be shited to the party responsible for the loss (tort-feasor). A central funcion of tort law is to compensate an injured party when injury is due to someone else"s blameworthy conduct.