Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Intentional Tort, False Imprisonment, Blood Transfusion
1 Apr 2018
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In order for a defendant to have committed an intentional tort, the defendant must have acted voluntarily, that is, done something under the influence of a controlling mind: voluntariness is therefore a prerequisite for tort liability. Intent: another prerequisite for tort liability, at least with respect to the intentional torts, is intent. In tort law, intent is typically equated with a desire to bring about certain consequences: i intend a certain outcome if i wish to bring about that outcome. Imputed/constructive intent: law holds that x is taken to have intended not only the subjectively desired consequence but also unintended consequence that are "certain or substantially certain" to result: ex. Planting a bomb in a theatre (may want to kill one specific person, but injure and kill others, you are liable even though you weren"t "trying" to kill that person)
