BUL 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intentional Tort, False Imprisonment, Personal Property

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Chapter 8 class notes: tort: a civil wrong, not arising form a breach of contract or other agreement, provide a remedy for those that wrongfully damage property, property can be tangible: Personal property or physical injury: property can be intangible. Personal privacy, reputation: the duty that the tortfeasor (the wrongdoer) violates must exist as a matter of law, types of torts: Intentional tort- occur when the defendant/tortfeasor takes an action intending certain consequences or knowing they are likely to result. Do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to i(cid:374)te(cid:374)d to hurt the perso(cid:374), (cid:271)ut (cid:455)ou i(cid:374)te(cid:374)d the a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Hugging friend really tight and cracking ribs (intended to hug him, but not to hurt him) Intentional infliction of emotional distress: assault: an intentional, unexcused act that creates a reasonable apprehension or fear of immediate harmful or offensive contact (no contact necessary) Pointing a gun at someone: battery- the completion of assault; unintentional or unexcused, harmful, offensive or unwelcome, physical contact.

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