Intentional Torts

Question 1

Assault

Answer 1

D acts w/ intent to cause a harmful or offensive contact and an imminent apprehension directly or indirectly results

Apprehension = knowledge or anticipation

Question 2

Battery

Answer 2

D acts w/ intent to cause a harmful or offensive contact (or imminent apprehension) and a harmful/offensive contact directly or indirectly results

Question 3

False imprisonment

Answer 3

D acts with intent to confine or restrain the P to a bounded area, actual confinement occurs, and the P either knows of the confinement or is hurt by it

Question 4

Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED)

Answer 4

D intentionally or recklessly engages in extreme or outrageous conduct that causes P to suffer severe emotional distress

• P does NOT need to show physical symptoms to prevail, just needs to show she suffered from severe emotional distress

Question 5

Trespass to land

Answer 5

D physically invades the land of another and intends to be where he is

Question 6

Trespass to chattels

Answer 6

D intentionally interferes with another’s personal property and harm results

Damages = cost to REPAIR the property

Question 7

Conversion

Answer 7

D intentionally interferes with another’s personal property and a serious and substantially harm results

Damages = FAIR MARKET VALUE of the property