Tort

Question 1

Battery

Answer 1

1. Intentional
2. Cause
3. Harmful or offensive physical contact with the victim.

Question 2

Contact

Answer 2

harmful if it impairs someone’s physical condition OR causes physical pain or illness.

Question 3

Contact is offensive

Answer 3

if it would offend a reasonable person of ordinary firmness or if it is made without the victim’s consent at least if a reasonable person under the cir would find nonconsensual contact offensive.
- unusually sensitive person: the offensive; if the actor deliberately exploits a victim’s unusual sensitivity.

Question 4

Intent

Answer 4

if the actor acts with either
1) the conscious objective to cause a certain result OR
2) Substantial certainty that her conduct will cause a certain result.
- Minimal graze: contract even if minimal. if it caused the boy physical pain.
- Contact was offensive because he was angry when the towel grazed him.
- Intent yes.

Question 5

Assault

Answer 5

the actor engage in conduct that is intended to and does cause the victim to reasonably apprehend imminent battery.
- Imminent harmful or offensive contact.