Law 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Torts: Variety Store, Blood Transfusion, Condom
Document Summary
Intro to tort law: torts: basic terms and themes. Torts: a civil wrong other than a breach of contract that the courts will redress by way of monetary damages. May be brought by a plaintiff for injury to their person, property, reputation or economic interferes. Tort law is flexible actions grounded in different theories of legal reasonability for wrongdoing. It does not depend on the existence of a contractual or proper relationship between plaintiff and defendant. The basis for imposing liability in tort law. Tort vs. criminal law: while torts may indirectly protect the public, it involves civil proceedings commenced and maintained by the injured party, the plaintiff is usually motivated to obtain compensation from the wrongdoer. Tort is a civil wrong compensable at common law remedy for damages. It is not a crime or a breach of contract: evolution of tort law.
