Intentional Torts

Question 1

Battery

Answer 1

A volitional act with intent to cause harmful or offensive contact to a person or a third party AND directly/indirectly do cause harmful or offensive contact with person or 3rd party.

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

A volitional act with intent to cause a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact with person or 3rd party AND directly/ indirectly cause reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact to a person or 3rd party

Question 3

False Imprisonment

Answer 3

A volitional act with Intent to cause confinement or restraint of a person with in boundaries fixed by D AND do directly/indirectly cause confinement or restraint of a person or 3rd party and person is conscious of confinement or harmed.

Question 4

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Stress

Answer 4

A volitional act with intent to cause or recklessly disregard the high probability of causing severe emotional distress, through extreme and outrageous conduct to a person or third party and DO directly/indirectly cause severe emotional distress to a person or bystander.

Question 5

Trespass to land

Answer 5

A volitional act with intent to cause entry to another’s land and do, directly/ indirectly enter the land of another. [does not matter if it is a mistake]

Question 6

Trespass to chattels

Answer 6

A volitional act with intent to cause interference with a persons ownership or possession of chattel and do directly/ indirectly cause such interference with a persons ownership or possession of a chattel.