BUS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 52: Bail Bondsman, Executory Contract, Burglary
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A violation of a duty imposed by law. The parties agree on a contract, which creates duties for both. The civil law imposes duties of conduct on all persons. 5,000 pairs of sneakers at per pair, but fails to deliver them. Deirdre buys the sneakers elsewhere for per pair and. A newspaper falsely accuses a private citizen of being an alcoholic reeives ,000, her extra expense. Does not mean that there was premeditation to cause harm. Does not require an intention to harm, only an intention to perform the act which caused the injury. An intentional touching of another person in a way that is harmful or offensive. An act the makes a person reasonably fear an imminent battery. The crime of assault is different than the tort of assault. If someone is showing off a gun and waving it around. You don"t know if it"s loaded, if he"s crazy, or if he"ll actually pull the trigger.
