LAW 122 Final: class 1_part 5 of 6
2 Apr 2017
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Repeating facts unless incorporated as part of the discussion of the legal issue or application. Vague statements and unsupported generalisations since law is a precise and detailed subject. You legally have to go to jail, but you also have to go to civil court to pay for damages done to the person elements of battery. Test: defendant (the wrongdoer) intends to cause offensive, physical contact with the plaintiff (the victim) that causes harm. All four elements need to occur to prove something was done wrong. Intent: this is a low level of intent. It does not mean mental intent but just physical control over one"s own body. Dana wants to scare piper, although she does not want to actually hurt piper. Now, dana meant to miss piper, not to hit her, so that she would scare. But she ended up hitting piper, who suffered a broken nose. Piper wants to sue dana for the tort of battery.
