MGSC30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Liability Insurance, Professional Negligence In English Law, False Imprisonment
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Tort: (meaning wrong ), general consists of a failure to fulfill a private obligation that. Torts and crimes: tortfeasor: person who has committed a tort, tort can be compared with a crime. If i hit you, i will commit the tort of battery, and the crime of assault. Tell people how they ought to act. Tort of battery says do not touch another person in an offensive way > law of contract says keep your promises . Tell people how they must act after primary obligations have been: secondary obligation. Pay money to the plaintiff as compensation for the losses that you broken caused. : source of primary obligation, obligations in tort simply imposed by law. Tort of battery prohibits you from hurting me with punches and kicks. If you have breached your primary obligation, then you will have secondary obligation to put me back into the position that i enjoyed at the outset.
