LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: W. M. Keck Observatory, Charitable Organization, The Jockey Club
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Introduction to tort law: general principles of tort law, types of torts, legal analysis, torts, vicarious liability. If a man destroy the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye. If one break a man"s bone, they shall break his bone. If one destroy the eye of a freeman or beak the bone of a freeman, he shall pay one gold mina. If one destroy the eye of a man"s slave or break a bone of a man"s slave he shall pay one-half his price . If any great harm occurs, you are to take an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Basics of tort: property preservation of status, contract preservation of promise, tort preservation of moral equilibrium. The payment of damages to compensate for an injury. So if your pet tarantula bites someone or if your cattle wanders off your property and tramples your neighbour"s yard, you are strictly liable: animal bites, inherently dangerous activities.