Torts

Question 1

battery

Answer 1

Harmful or offensive contact with the plaintiff’s person

plus intent and causation

Question 2

assault

Answer 2

act by D creating a reasonable apprehension of immediate battery in P

(plus intent and causation)

Question 3

false imprisonment

Answer 3

act or omission that confines P to a bounded area

plus intent and causation

Question 4

intentional infliction of emotional distress

Answer 4

D’s extreme and outrageous conduct causes P sever emotional distress

(plus intent (can be recklessness), causation, AND ACTUAL DAMAGES)

Question 5

extreme and outrageous conduct

Answer 5

required for intentional infliction of emotional distress

conduct that transcends the bounds of decency

Hallmarks

(a) continuous in nature, or
(b) committed by common carrier or innkeeper, or
(c) committed against the young, the elderly, pregnant people, or people whose super-sensitivities are known to D

Question 6

trespass to land

Answer 6

physical invasion of another possessor’s property

plus intent to do the act, and causation

Question 7

trespass to chattels

Answer 7

D’s conduct causes interference (damage or dispossession) with P’s right of possession such that D should pay the full price of the chattel

(plus intent to do the act, causation, AND ACTUAL DAMAGES)

Question 8

conversion

Answer 8

D’s conduct causes interference (damage or dispossession) with P’s right of possession (greater harm)

(plus intent to do the act, causation, AND ACTUAL DAMAGES)