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| More than just the loss, maybe double or triple if the tort was so bad that a punishment must be made. |
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| Intentional causing of an apprehension of harmful or offensive contact. |
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| Intentional infliction of a harmful or offensive contact upon a person |
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| Substantial interference with another's property to the extent that justice demands payment for the full value of the property. |
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| Force likely to cause death or serious bodily injury |
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| Intentional confinement of another |
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| Tort in which the tortfeasor intends to bring about a particular consequence or knows with substantial certainty that a result will occur. |
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| Privilege that justifies the defendant's harming of the plaintiff's property in an effort to prevent great harm to the defendant or others. |
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| Privilege that justifies the defendant's harming of the plaintiff's property in order to protect his own interests or those of a few private citizens. |
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| Privilege that justifies the defendant's harming of the plaintiff's property in an effort to prevent great harm to the public as a whole or to a substantial number of persons. |
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| Transferred-intent doctrine |
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| Intent with respect to one person (or tort) is transferred to another person (or tort) |
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| Intentional interference with another's use or possession of chattels. |
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| Intentionally entering or wrongfully remaining on another's land. |
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| What are the 7 intentional torts? |
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- Battery
- Assault
- False Imprisonment
- Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Trespass to Land
- Trespass to Chattels
- Conversion
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| What are the 7 defenses of intentional torts? |
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- Consent
- Self-Defense
- Defense of Others
- Defense of Property
- Regaining Possession of Chattels
- Reentry of Land
- Necessity
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| Infliction of Mental Distress |
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| Intentional infliction of severe emotional or mental distress as a result of extreme and outrageous conduct. |
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| If a plaintiff who has the capacity to consent to interference with his person or property voluntarily does so, either explicitly or implicitly, the defendant will not be liable for such interference. |
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| A defendant is entitled (privileged) to use reasonable force to protect himself or another against imminent harm if he reasonably believes it is necessary to do so. |
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| A defendant is entitled to use reasonable (not deadly) force to protect his property against imminent harm if he reasonably believes it is necessary to do so and he verbally demands that the intruder stop first (if circumstances permit) |
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| Regaining possession of chattels |
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| A property owner is entitled to use reasonable force to regain possession of chattels if the chattel was wrongfully taken and the owner is in fresh pursuit. |
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| In some states a land owner may use reasonable force to reenter his land, although the majority of courts deny that right to landlords attempting to evict tenants. |
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| A defendant may harm the property interest of another when necessary to prevent a disaster to the community or a substantial number of people. No reimbursement of the plaintiff is required. |
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| A defendant may harm the property interest of another if necessary to protect his own interests or those of a few private citizens because no less damaging way to prevent the harm exists. Reimbursement of the plaintiff is required if there is substantial harm to the plaintiff's property. |
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