LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Risk Management, Vicarious Liability, Strict Liability
12 Mar 2018
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Introduction to tort law: tort: a failure to fulfil a private obligation that was imposed by law. Torts and crimes: an obligation in a tort law is owed to a person. A tort occurs when a person breaks a private obligation: tortfeasor: a person who has committed a tort, a crime occurs when a person breaks a public obligation (oppositely, ex. If i sneak into your house, i commit the tort of trespassing the land and the crime of break and enter. Who are the parties to the action if the obligation is. The defendant owes an obligation to the plaintiff. Punishment (such the accused as a fine or imprisonment) Law 122 chapter 3: introduction to torts: contracts should never take the parties by surprise, and they should never require more than the parties believe they can actually provide. Place the plaintiff as if of any agreement the tort had not.
