GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Seat Belt, Beak, Assault
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Defining tort law which the law provides a remedy. Harm caused by one person to another, other then breach of contract, and for. Wrongful interference with someone"s possession of land. Example: parking garage operators: driver leaves their car in the parking lot but fails to, responsible for tort of trespass left his vehicle on purchase the required ticket. property without permission, deceit or fraud. False representation intentionally or recklessly made by one person to another that causes damages. Compensates someone who has suffered loss or injury due to unreasonable conduct of another. Example: taxi driver: a reckless driver made an unsafe lane change into the, victim of tort negligence, the driver who caused the lane of a taxi driver, injuring him. injury is responsible. Example: server at a bar: when a bar over-serves a customer, it may be found negligent if that intoxicated customer is injured or causes injury to others. A key objective of tort law, distinguish between:
