Intentional torts

Question 1

Battery

Answer 1

Causing harmful or objectively offensive contact with P’s person or something closely connected

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

Intentionally cause P to be in reasonable apprehension of immediate or offensive contact

Question 3

False imprisonment

Answer 3

Intentionally cause P to be confined in area against P’s will and P knows of the confinement or is injured by it

Question 4

Intentional infliction of emotional distress

Answer 4

Intentional or reckless act amounting to extreme and outrageous conduct that causes P severe emotional distress

Question 5

Trespass to land

Answer 5

Intentional act that causes invasion of P’s land

Question 6

Trespass to chattels

Answer 6

Trespass to personal property + damages

Question 7

Conversion

Answer 7

Intentional act exercising dominion/control that causes destruction of/serious interference with P’s chattel

Question 8

Defenses to intentional torts

Answer 8

POPCANS: Privilege, defense of Others, defense of Property, Consent, Authority (police arrest, shopkeeper’s privilege, discipline), Necessity, Self-defense

Question 9

Necessity

Answer 9

Permitted to injure property if reasonably necessary to avoid substantially greater harm

Question 10

Self-Defense

Answer 10

D honestly and reasonably believes that reasonable force prevents P from imminent and unprivileged attack