intentional torts

Question 1

false imprisonment: knowledge

Answer 1

you have to know the person is locked in there, because this is an intentional tort

Question 2

consent defense

Answer 2

only works if a reasonable person thinks she might be forcibly detained if she does not cooperate.

Question 3

battery

Answer 3

intentional act that causes a harmful or offensive contact with the plaintiff or with something closely connected thereto.
physical harm is not necessary, only offensive contact. ex: ripping someone’s pocket, even if they do not notice at the time, is considered something a reasonable person would consider offensive

Question 4

wrongful inst. of civil proceedings

Answer 4

(1) he acts without basis and primarily for a purpose other than that of securing the proper adjudication of the claim on which the proceedings are based; and (2) except when they are ex parte, the proceedings have terminated in favor of the person that was wrongfully sued