MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Contributory Negligence, Tort, Vicarious Liability
15 Nov 2017
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Introduction to tort law: a type of civil wrong, any harm caused by one person to another other than through breach of contract, and for which the law provides a remedy, examples: defamation, negligence, trespass. A primary objective of the law of tort is to provide compensation to persons who are injured as a result of the actions of others. Tort-feasor: a person who commits a tort, tort law seeks to shift losses from victims to their tort-feasors who caused the loss. Intentional torts: a harmful act that is committed on purpose. Examples: assault: the threat of imminent physical harm, battery: intentional infliction of harmful or offensive physical contact. The injured driver files a must prove his case claim against gretchen on the balance of based on the tort of negligence probabilities. Impaired driving causing bodily harm (a criminal action) The crown must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Gretchen to pay the injured driver compensation for his injuries.
