LAW 122 Lecture : Chapter 3 Introduction to Torts

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Tort: a civil (private) wrong, as distinct from a criminal wrong, that causes a person to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act (tortfeasor) "person" includes corporations, which are legal persons (can commit/have torts committed against them) Tort: a failure to fulfill a private duty imposed by law (common law or statue, e. g. , the occupiers" liability act) for which the law provides remedies. Tortfeasor: a person who has committed a tort: a breach of duty under a contract is not a tort. Similarity to contracts: primary obligations: tell people how they should act. Secondary obligations: determine what has to be done after a primary obligation has been breached; remedial: differences to contracts. Designed to return the victim to the position before the tort occurred. Voluntarily entered into by parties to a contract. Intentional torts: this is an action intentionally undertaken by a person causing injury or damage to another.

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