Intended
Emotional Land
Chat Land
ToC
Converted
100
The basic elements of an intentional tort.
What are (1) voluntary act, (2) intent, (3) causation, (4) harm, and (5) lack of privilege or defense?
100
An intentional or reckless act amounting to extreme and outrageous conduct that causes the π to suffer severe mental distress.
What is intentional infliction of emotional distress?
100
A person who holds legal title to the land but is not in possession, cannot do this.
What is maintain a trespass action?
100
A ∆ in a trespass to chattels action is liable even if he did not do this.
What is intend or recognize the legal significance of his act?
100
An intentional act by a ∆ that causes the destruction of or serious and substantial interference with the π's land.
What is conversion?
200
Either of these two situations will satisfy the intent element.
What is (1) ∆ desires to cause the harmful result, or (2) ∆ knows with substantial certainty that the harmful result will occur?
200
A π who is an immediate family member or close relative of the 3d party, who is present, and the ∆ is aware of the π's presence may be able to do this.
What is recover for intentional infliction of emotion distress?
200
An action at law to recover possession of real property.
What is ejectment?
200
Interference with a π's chattel is actionable if it constitutes one of these two things.
What are (1) dispossession and (2) intermeddling?
200
Alternate description of "destruction" or "serious and substantial interference."
What is "the exercise by ∆ of dominion and control" over the chattel?
300
An intentional act that causes a π to be confined or restrained to a bounded area against the π's will, and the π knows of the confinement or is injured thereby.
What is false imprisonment?
300
A π who witnesses what happened to the 3d party can recover even if he does not have a relationship to the 3d party in this situation.
What is if the distress results in bodily and the defendant is aware of the π's presence?
300
The elements required for ejectment.
What are (1) proof of legal title, (2) proof of π's right to possession, and (3) wrongful possession by the ∆?
300
A direct interference with the π's possession, such as where a ∆ temporarily takes the π's chattel or wrongfully refuses to return it.
What is dispossession?
300
Wrongful acquisition (theft, embezzlement, receiving stolen property); wrongful transfer (selling, misdelivering, pledging); wrongful detention (withholding from owner); loss, destruction, or severe damage; material alteration; or significant misuse.
What are things likely to qualify as conversion?
400
Three situations where a π is confined.
What are (1) π confined by use of physical barriers, (2) ∆ fails to release the π when he had a legal duty to do so, or (3) invalid assertion of legal authority?
400
An intentional act that causes a physical invasion of the π's land.
What is trespass to land?
400
Mesne damages compensate for this and are measured by this.
What is the loss of use of the land and the rental value of the property or the benefit gained by the wrongful possessor, whichever is greater?
400
An interference with a chattel that does not directly affect the π's possession?
What is intermeddling?
400
(1) Extent and duration of ∆'s exercise of dominion and control; (2) ∆'s intent to assert a right inconsistent w/ the other's right of control; (3) ∆'s good faith; (4) extent and duration of resulting interference w/ π's right of control; (5) harm done to the chattel; and (6) inconvenience and expense caused to the π.
What are factors considered in determining the justice of requiring the ∆ to pay the full value?
500
A π is not confined if he has this.
What are reasonable means of escape?
500
The intent required for trespass is merely this.
What is intent to cause a physical invasion of a particular piece of land.
500
An intentional act by the ∆ that interferes with the π's chattel, causing harm.
What is trespass to chattel?
500
Actual damages a required to recover for this intentional tort.
What is trespass to chattels?
500
The remedies to a successful π in a conversion action.
What are (1) damages and (2) replevin?
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