COMM 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: False Imprisonment, Shoplifting, Intentional Tort
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Teach inc sold a computer consulting business to blackbeard corp. blackbeard was persuaded to enter into that sale contract by documents that teach had produced that suggested that blackbeard would enjoy a profit of 000 000. In fact, as teach knew, the business was really worth far less. As a result of purchasing the business, blackbeard has actually suffered a total loss of 000. Blackbeard has successfully sued teach in both tort and contract. Though it may also be entitled to other relief, blackbeard is entitled to damages of: 000 in tort. Bentham inc sued locke ltd in tort. The judge denied liability on the grounds of remoteness. That means that the tort that locke committed was not an intentional tort. Paine enterprises sued montesquieu corp in tort. The court held that there had been a failure to mitigate damages.
