HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Intentional Tort, Vicarious Liability, Punitive Damages
11 Dec 2019
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A tort is committed when one person causes injury to another, harming his or her person, property, or reputation. They involve a failure to act in a manner meeting minimum social standards and causing injury to others. Generally, no societal minimum standards are involved in breach of contract, just standards set by the parties. Some torts may also be crimes, which are punishable (with fines, imprisonment, etc. With torts, we"re not concerned about punishment but rather compensating the victim; finding a remedy that will restore the victim to the position he was in before. Breach of contract v. tort (differ from one another: breach of contract an act that breaches a contract may not be inherently wrong, but the contractual relationship makes the violation of its terms unacceptable. Bases for tort liability: fault, strict liability based on the discussion of fault, vicarious liability you could be responsible for something that is somebody else"s fault.
