Torts Against People
A Tort that can be verbal or physical - The only tort that is also a civil crime
Assault & Battery
Criminal Cross up - What is the difference between robbery and theft
Robbery is stealing with force or a threat
A private wrong committed by one person against another
TORT
Exits when the link between the negligent conduct and the injury is strong enough to be recognized by law
Proximate Cause
How many jurors are there in most civil trials
8
Defamation
Interfering with someone's real property such as land
Trespass
A person who commits a tort
Tortfeaser
A defense against negligence whenever the defendant can show the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injuries
Contributory Negligence
Verbal Defamation is also called
Slander
Holding someone without proper cause
False Imprisonment
Borrowing someone's property without intentions of returning it.
Conversion
To reward a victim for injuries caused by a tortfeasor
Compensate
A defense against negligence negligence which is raised when the carelessness of each party is compared to the carelessness of the other party
Comparative Negligence
Written Defamation is called
Libel
When someone interferes with another person's right to be left alone.
Invasion of Privacy
Loud music a stinky trash can are examples of
Nuisance
Actions that are deliberately hurt, embarrass, or scare people
Intentional Torts
A defense against negligence that is raised when the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took the chance of being injured
Assumption of Risk
List the 2 elements of Negligence
Duty of Care - Breach of Duty
Intentionally playing on someone's feelings to hur them
Emotional Distress
Lying about someone's property interfering with the chance they may make a sale of an item
Dispargement
A tort that results when one person carelessly injures another
Negligence
Legal doctrine that says that some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities
Strict Liability
When an injured person dies during a trial it becomes a ?
Wrongful Death Suit