LAW 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Tort, The Employer, Damages
2 Feb 2018
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Introduction to tort law: a tort generally consists of a failure to fulfill a private obligation that was imposed by the law. Torts and crimes: the definition of tort contains a # of important ideas, notice: refers to the breach of private obligation, example: i owe an obligation to you personally to not make defamatory statements about your past. If i hit you: i will commit the tort of battery and the crime of assault. I had to spend on medical, i am entitled to recover that amount from you: contract looks forward, ex: the purpose of creating obligations in contract is usually to provide benefit. I paid you 000 b/c i wanted your car. If you breach the primary obligation, then you once again will be required to compensate me. Intentional torts occur when a person intentionally acts in certain ways.
