LGLS Final Exam
Tort - Answer-a civil wrong resulting in injury to person or property
Tort Categories - Answer-Intentional, Negligent, Strict Liability
Intentional Torts - Answer-Based on fault and require an intentional voluntary act by the defendant
EX: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of right to privacy, fraud, etc.
Intent - Answer-defined as defendant's purpose was to bring about certain results or the defendant
knew certain results were substantially likely to result from an action
infliction of mental distress - Answer-arises from outrageous intentional conduct that has a chance of
causing mental distress in the victim
Negligence - Answer-Unintentional Tort
be successful in a negligence lawsuit, the plaintiff prove: - Answer--the defendant owed a duty of care to
the plaintiff
-the defendant breached this duty of care
-the plaintiff seffered injury
-the defendant's negligent act caused the plaintiff's injury
-the defendant's negligent act was the proximate cause of the injury
Tort - Answer-a civil wrong resulting in injury to person or property
Tort Categories - Answer-Intentional, Negligent, Strict Liability
Intentional Torts - Answer-Based on fault and require an intentional voluntary act by the defendant
EX: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of right to privacy, fraud, etc.
Intent - Answer-defined as defendant's purpose was to bring about certain results or the defendant
knew certain results were substantially likely to result from an action
infliction of mental distress - Answer-arises from outrageous intentional conduct that has a chance of
causing mental distress in the victim
Negligence - Answer-Unintentional Tort
be successful in a negligence lawsuit, the plaintiff prove: - Answer--the defendant owed a duty of care to
the plaintiff
-the defendant breached this duty of care
-the plaintiff seffered injury
-the defendant's negligent act caused the plaintiff's injury
-the defendant's negligent act was the proximate cause of the injury
