Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: False Imprisonment

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Business activity involves interactions that may ultimately have a negative impact on others and their property. The laws that make a business liable for its tortious conduct also operate to protect that same business when it is the victim of a tort. Tort actions relevant to businesses can be conveniently divided between those that arise because a business occupies a property and those that arise because of actual business operations. An occupier is generally defined as someone who has some degree of control over land or buildings on that land. The (cid:373)ai(cid:374) tort a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) relatio(cid:374) to o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374) of propert(cid:455) relate to o(cid:272)(cid:272)upiers" lia(cid:271)ilit(cid:455), nuisance, and trespass. O(cid:272)(cid:272)upiers" lia(cid:271)ility: o(cid:272)(cid:272)upiers" lia(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)es the lia(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) that o(cid:272)(cid:272)upiers ha(cid:448)e to a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho enters onto their land or property. This area of the law varies by jurisdiction: liability at common law. Liability is determined by classifying the visitor as a trespasser, licensee, invitee, or contractual entrant.