ENVS 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Georgios Efrem, Implied Consent, Shoplifting
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Solutions for practice problems, set 5: torts and property. Efrem owns and operates a small grocery store. Tonia regularly goes to efrem"s store but she usually doesn"t buy anything. Efrem strongly suspects that tonia is shoplifting, although he has not actually seen her take anything just yet. Shoplifting is actually increasing, and efrem needs a strategy for responding to it. Efrem wonders what he can do the next time tonia comes into his store. He wants to address the potential shoplifting problem, but he doesn"t want to be sued for anything in tort. Evaluate each option with a view to the potential legal risk in tort. This option avoids all legal risks, but retains the business risk of ongoing shoplifting. Option 2: use the tort of trespass to property to keep tonia out of the store. The tort of trespass to property occurs when the defendant improperly and intentionally interferes with the plaintiff"s property.
