LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Product Liability, Tortious Interference, Charitable Organization
21 Dec 2016
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Tort a failure to fulfill a private obligation imposed by law. Tortfeasor a person who commits a tort. Tort law includes almost every sort of private law wrong outside of breach of contract. Social purpose: tort law discourages people from committing private wrongs by requiring them to compensate and restore the wronged party. Nuisance, negligence and occupier"s liability why are these careless . A tort occurs when a person intentionally acts in a defined wrongful way. Meaning of intention differs depending on tort: Some require proof that the tortfeasor intended to harm plaintiff (ch. Some require only proof that the tortfeasor intended physical action (ch. Invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, trespass to land. Induce breach of contract one person directly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff. Privacy person, wilfully and without claim of right, violates the privacy of a person. False imprisonment confined a person within a fixed area with justification.
