LAWS1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Contributory Negligence, Emergency Service, False Imprisonment
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The consequences of causing harm to someone may be criminal and/or civil. We will focus upon the civil consequences of causing harm: the person harmed (the plaintiff) sues the person who caused the harm (the defendant) Tort civil wrong (other than breach of contract) Trespass is direct and intentional interference with the person or property of the plaintiff. A person commits the tort of trespass to land if they interfere with another person"s exclusive possession of land. A person commits the tort of trespass to goods if they interfere with another person"s possession of goods. A person commits the tort of battery if they cause some sort of physical interference with the body of another person. A person commits the tort of assault if they cause another person to develop an apprehension of imminent physical contact. A person commits the tort of false imprisonment if they cause another person to be totally restrained.
