ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Eaves, Pg. 99, Fiduciary
11 Apr 2017
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Assault & battery: assault, battery & least touching, consent, volenti non fit injuria take the other person as you see them, provocation - not a defense. Goes to minimize the amount you have to pay for damages: self-defense protecting yourself against unwanted physical contact. Latin word for tortus meaning a wrong. A wrong committed by one person to another. It also generally covers cases where a person causing an injury has no lawful right to do so. Most often found in nuisance (rear-end collisions. No matter what, you will be liable for the collision and your insurance company will have to pay for the damages) You did not know that what you are doing might hurt someone. A tort and crime can arise from the same incident. Criminal is public (crown brings the action) Tort law is private (injured party brings the action in civil court)
