Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Vehicle Insurance, False Imprisonment, Seat Belt

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

Document Summary

Tort: any harm or injury caused by one person to another (other than through breach of contract) for which the law provides a remedy (usually compensation in the form of damages) Trespass to la(cid:374)d: (cid:449)ro(cid:374)gful i(cid:374)terfere(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e(cid:859)s possessio(cid:374) of la(cid:374)d i. e. not pay parking ticket, leave vehicle on property without permission. Negligence: compensates someone who has suffered loss or injury due to the unreasonable conduct of others. Tort law does not automatically provide remedy for physical or economic injury. Key objective is to distinguish between a situation in which loss suffered should remain uncompensated or responsibility for loss shifted to to other party, making them the tort-feasor. Seeks to impose liability based on fault. Dri(cid:448)er falls asleep at (cid:449)heel a(cid:374)d (cid:272)rashes i(cid:374)to other(cid:859)s (cid:272)ar = tort of (cid:374)eglige(cid:374)(cid:272)e, o(cid:449)(cid:374)er can sue. Driver has unexpected heart attack at wheel = this was not reasonably foreseeable or preventable, therefore not due to a careless act or omission = no tort committed.