Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Intentional Tort, False Imprisonment, Vicarious Liability

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

Document Summary

Defining tort law: tort any harm or injury caused by one person to another other than through breach of contract. This is because the driver who was seriously injured can bring an action in negligence against her. Purposes of the actions: the purpose of a criminal prosecution is to censure behaviour and secure the sanction of a fine, imprisonment, or both, criminal law does not compensate the victim of a crime. In tort law, the objective is to compensate the victim for the harm suffered due to the culpability of another. It enforces the victim"s private right t extract compensation from the part who has caused the loss. In criminal law, the legal action is called a prosecution and is brought most often by the crown. Gretchen would be the accused or defendant and the injured driver is the complainant . In tort law, the injured party brings the legal action.