LAW 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Independent Contractor, Punitive Damages, Adversarial System
26 Mar 2015
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This is true even if the crime was one (like theft) that affected a specific person: you can also impose on both torts and crimes. For example, if you were to hit someone, you would commit the tort of battery and the crime of assault. If i sneak into your house, i commit the tort of trespass to land and the crime of breaking and entering, etc. Torts and contracts: torts can also be confused with contracts, similarly to how they are confused with crimes. Here is 1 similarity outlined and 4 differences: structure both tort and contract involve primary and secondary obligations. Primary tell people how they ought to act. For the tort of battery, it would say do not touch the person in an offensive way. secondary obligations are remedial; they tell people how they must act after obligations are broken.
