ࡱ> y{x!` 4Xbjbj\\ .>>4P>>>> >|E>>>>>>>>DDDDDDD$2FhHb!E?>>??!E>>6EDBDBDB?&>>DDB?DDBDBoDD>> ">A4DDLE0|ED,HBHDHD@>0>"DB?"?>>>!E!E.B>>>|E????D:>> TORTS Intentional Prima Facie P must prove Act volitional Intent specific general substantial certainty transferred intent to commit a certain tort against one person is transferred to the person actually injured swing at B intending to punch him but miss and punch C assault, battery, false imprisonment, trespass to land, trespass to chattels Everyone is capable of intent incapacity is not a good defense Young children and mentally incompetent will be liable for their intentional torts! Causation result legally caused by Ds act or something set in motion by it substantial factor in bringing about the injury Battery Harmful or offensive contact reasonable person standard offensive = not consented to contact direct or indirect (poisoning food) To Ps person Assault Act creating a reasonable apprehension in P apprehension does NOT mean fear it means knowledge that you are about to be subject to an unpermitted touching the P must believe that D has the ability to in fact deliver the unpermitted touching Immediate harmful or offensive contact NOT threat of future harm must be imminent False Imprisonment Confine or restrain physical barriers, force, THREATS of force, failure to release, invalid legal authority P must be aware of the restraint and harmed by it To a bounded area freedom of movement limited in all directions no reasonable means of escape known to P dangerous escape route is unreasonable IIED Extreme and outrageous conduct conduct not otherwise extreme and outrageous could be come so if continuous directed towards a fragile class of persons children, elderly, pregnant, supersensitive persons IF the hypersensitivity is KNOWN to D lesser conduct w/b extreme if committed by common carriers and innkeepers Intentional or reckless Causing severe emotional distress third party where D causes physical injury to one person and severe emotional distress to a third person if she was present close relative of injured P knew she was present and she was a close relative Trespass to Land Physical invasion by person or object (toss a ball onto Ps land) vibrations and odors are not physical invasions! intent D need only intend to enter on that particular piece of land (regardless of whether he knew it was someone elses) An involuntary presence on the land will not constitute the req intent Of Ps land Trespass to Chattels Interference Without permission Anothers personal (not real) property Conversion Dominion or control more than mere interference reqs D to pay full value of prop not the cost to repair Anothers personal property Without permission Defenses Consent Only one w/ legal capacity can validly consent express consent exceptions mistake if D knew of and took advantage of mistake consent induced by fraud or duress implied consent even in absence of express consent, a reasonable person would infer such consent from custom and usage or Ps conduct contact sports consent that is necessary to save a life or important interest in property exceeding consent if D exceeds scope of consent, he may be liable Self-Defense reasonable belief she is being or about to be attacked may use such force as is reasonably necessary to protect against injury need not retreat but might need to retreat before using deadly force if can be done safely except in your own home may be extended to injuries to third parties caused while actor was self-defending reasonable mistake allowed Defense of Others reasonable belief other person could have used force to defend herself may use such force as she could have used if she was the person in jeopardy Defense of Property prevent the commission of a tort against her real or personal property does NOT apply once tort committed unless in hot pursuit of another who stole your property not available against one w/ a privilege deadly force NEVER allowed however, do not confuse home defense b/c what you are really defending is your person = self-defense Privilege of Arrest police - must have reasonable belief that felony committed and this is the asshole who did it citizen felony must have actually been committed and reasonable belief this is the perp misdemeanor must have been committed in arresting persons presence Necessity person may interfere with the real or personal property of another when it is reasonably and apparently necessary to avoid threatened injury from natural or other force and when threatened injury is substantially more serious than the property invasion public necessity for the good of the community private necessity to save your own shit actor is liable for damage to others property except no nominal or punitive actor remain on others property as long as emergency continues if ejected before cessation of emergency, ejector will be liable for actors injury Harm to Economic and Dignitary Interests Defamation elements Ds statement of fact about the P Defamatory in nature Published False Negligence Harms Ps reputation Cannot defame a dead person Libel written P does NOT need to prove special and general damages Slander spoken P must prove special damages unless Defamatory per se improper professional conduct criminal accusation loathsome disease (leper or VD) unchaste woman (single and not a virgin) First Amendment Concerns when P is public official/figure P must prove malice D knew statement was false, or Reckless disregard as to whether it was false when P is a private figure but the matter is of public concern standard is negligence must be actual injury P must prove falsity when P is a private person and matter is not public not a constitutional issue negligence standard D must prove truth Defenses consent truth REMEMBER falsity and fault only apply to public figure and public speech cases P does not need to prove falsity in common law defamation b/c defamatory statements are presumed false D has burden to prove true absolute privilege remarks made during judicial proceedings legislators in debate fed executives btw spouses (about anything and anybody) qualified privilege when socially useful occasions encourage open communication employment recs statements made to police during investigations Invasion of Right to Privacy Appropriation use of Ps name or picture for commercial purps w/o permission Intrusion prying or intruding objectionable to the average person into Ps seclusion when he has a reasonable expectation of privacy False Light MASS: no such thing widespread dissemination of a major misrepresentation about P objectionable to average person c/b defamatory or non-defamatory need not be deliberate good faith is irrelevant if you blab, you pay private facts widespread dissemination of confidential information about P that w/b objectionable to average person Newsworthiness Exception Negligence Prima Facie Duty Breach Harm Actual and Proximate Causation Duty of Care Foreseeable Ps A duty of care is owed to all foreseeable Ps Cardozo/Majority View where D breaches duty to P1 and also causes injury to P2, P2 can recover only if she can prove that a reasonable person would have foreseen a risk of injury to her under the circumstances (Palsgraf zone of danger) Specific Sits Rescuers is a foreseeable P where D negligently put himself or another in peril (in other words, the D invited rescue) Prenatal Injuries a duty of care is owed to a viable fetus Standards of Care The Reasonable Person Objective standard conduct measured against the average person Ds mental deficiencies and inexperience are NOT taken into account (even stupidity) However, reasonable person is considered to have the same physical characteristics as D (IMPORTANT even though we take into account the Ds physical deficiencies (blindness), we hold the D to know his deficiencies and exercise appropriate care (reasonably blind person)) Particular Standards of Conduct Professionals reasonable person w/ superior knowledge (in his field of specialty) Children Measured against a child of like age, education, intelligence and experience (subjective test from kid to kid to kid) Under 4 years of age cannot be negligent b/c he owes society no duty of care Children engaged in adult activities may be reqd to conform to adult standards Operating a vehicle w/ a motor = adult standard of care) Owners and Occupiers of Land Duty of possessor to those OFF premises no duty to protect one off the premises from natural conditions on the premises is a duty for unreasonably dangerous artificial conditions or structures abutting adjacent land (trees on premises falling branches) activities carried on the premises must be done w/ reasonable care so as to avoid unreasonable harm to others outside the property Duty of possessor to those ON premises Trespasser Undiscovered trespassers no duty Discovered or anticipated trespassers warn of Artificial conditions Involving risk of serious harm That are concealed And known to owner MASS: only two categories Unlawful occupants recklessness standard Lawful occupants reasonable prudence Attractive Nuisance dangerous artificial condition on land that owner is or s/b aware of owner knows or s/ know kids frequent the vicinity condition is likely to cause injury BECAUSE KID IS UNABLE TO APPRECIATE RISK (if the child in the question appreciates the risk, no liab to owner) expense of remedying slight compared to risk Licensees invited guests possessor must warn of dangerous conds that he knows about and guest is not likely to discover herself NO duty to inspect or repair Invitees customer, public building, paying guests) possessor must duty to reasonably inspect duty to repair (make safe) duty to warn exceeding scope of invitation surrenders invitee status Firefighters Rule police and fire never recover for injuries that are inherent risk of the job even if D was negligent to cause emergency MASS: does not recognize the FF Rule Police and fire can recover if D was negligent Users of Recreational Land landowner who permits general public to use land for this purpose w/o charging fee is NOT liable for injuries unless landowner willfully and maliciously failed to guard against or warn of a dangerous cond or activity Duties of Lessor and Lessee of Realty Lessee has general duty to maintain premises Lessor must warn of existing defects which he is or s/b aware which he knows the lessee is unlikely to discover on reasonable inspection if lessor covenants to repair, he is liable for any unreasonably dangerous conds if lessor volunteers to repair and does so negligently, he will pay Satisfying Duty Where there is a duty, owner can satisfy by fix problem, or warn Statutory Standards of Care Uses criminal statute in lieu of (to replace) general negligence standard evidence of violation is negligence per se reasonableness becomes irrelevant statute must be criminal clearly define standard of conduct P m/b w/in protected class statute was designed to prevent type of harm suffered by P excuses for violating statute compliance would cause more danger than violation compliance would be beyond Ds control MASS: such statutes are evidence only of negligence not evidence per se D may rebut it Duty NIED Breached when Unreasonable conduct Severe emotional distress PHYSICAL injury to P Except Erroneous report of relatives death A mishandling of a relatives corps (clown in the casket case) Third Party generally, a bystander who sees D negligently injuring another cannot recover for her own distress except P and injured person are closely related P was present at scene P observed the injury MASS: recognizes bystander NIED Bystander witnessed incident or comes upon scene shortly thereafter Affirmative Duties to Act assumption of duty by acting once you come to anothers aid, you must do so w/ a reasonable duty of care Peril Due to Ds Conduct If your conduct put her there (innocently or negligently), you have a duty to assist Special Relationship BTW Parties Parent-child, husband-wife Common carriers, innkeepers, shopkeepers MASS: good samaritan law shields doctors, nurses, emts, police, and fire ONLY from ordinary negligence (not gross neg) Breach Res Ipsa Loquitur the very occurrence of an event may tend to establish breach of duty used by P who cannot id wrongful conduct P must show Accident causing injury is not the type that would normally occur unless someone was negligent Negligence is attributable to D Instrumentality was in Ds sole control effect establishes Ps prima facie case P can still lose if inference of negligence is rejected by trier In other words, RIL creates a permissive inference only Causation Actual Cause (cause in fact, but for) injury would not have occurred but for the DEs breach (NOT whether the D caused it but whether Ds breach caused it) Ds response (and a good check on but for causation is even if D had been careful, P still would have been injured joint causes where several causes bring about injury and any one of them alone would have been sufficient, Ds conduct is cause in fact if it was a substantial factor in causing injury (merging fire illustration) did each D contribute to ultimate injury in a substantial way? if yes, joint liability alternative causes where two acts, only one of which causes the injury, but dont know which one burden shifts to Ds to prove that his negligence is not the actual cause two hunters shoot but no idea which bullet killed victim otherwise, joint liab Proximate Cause (legal cause, foreseeable) scope of foreseeable risk D is generally liable for harmful results that are the normal incidents of and w/in the increased risk caused by his acts foreseeable test Direct Cause Where there is an uninterrupted chain of events from the negligence act to Ps injury, D is liable for all foreseeable harmful results Most harmful results will be foreseeable in direct causes cases Indirect Cause Here, an affirmative intervening cause comes into motion after Ds negligence act and combines with it to cause Ps injury D is liable where his negligence caused a foreseeable harmful response or reaction from a dependent intervening force or created a foreseeable risk that an independent intervening force would harm P dependent = subs medical mal, negligence of rescuers, efforts to protect person or prop of oneself or another, subsequent disease or accident caused by original injury independent may be foreseeable if Ds negligence increased the risk of harm from these forces negligent acts of third person, crimes and intentional torts of third person, acts of God Unforeseeable Extent or Severity of Harm eggshell-skull P rule - D takes his P as he finds him D is liable for all damages, incl aggravation of an existing cond, even if extent and severity of damage was unforeseeable Equity First, establish that there has been a tort and the P is entitled to relief To grant an injunction no adequate remedy at law ($$$) D has none The harm is impossible to measure Conduct is continuous and money will not stop it the tort involved implicates a protectable interest as long as there is a tort, this is satisfied the injunction, if granted, would be enforceable out of state? balance the hardships benefit to P will be greater than harm to D if injunction granted, ct could also award $$$ defenses to injunction unclean hands (Ps hands) laches prejudicial delay by P sort of like SOLs P stood by and watched damage accumulate before he finally filed suit First Amendment If injunction MIGHT conflict w/ free speech, forget it Defenses to Negligence Contributory negligence P gets nothing if he has any fault NOT a defense to intentional torts or willful and wanton last clear chance permits P to recover despite her contributory negligence if D had the last clear chance to avoid accident This is the Ps defense to contributory negligence Assumption of risk NOT a defense to intentional torts BUT is a defense to willful and wanton Comparative Negligence Each partys damages are reduced by that partys respective percentage of negligence pure comparative negligence Many states allow P to recover only if her negligence was less than 50% - partial comparative negligence MASS: partial comparative fault Ps fault over 50% is complete bar to recovery Strict Liability Animals Trespassing animals owner strictly liable for reasonably foreseeable damage done Personal Injuries Wild animals owner strictly liable to licensees and invitees for injuries caused by dangerous propensities of wild animals as long as injured didnt bust the animals balls to incite the response Domestic Animals owner is not strictly liable for injuries unless he has knowledge of that particular animals dangerous propensities that are not common to the species Landowner may be liable on intentional tort grounds for injuries caused by vicious watchdogs MASS: owner strictly liable unless victim is trespasser or victim teasing animal Ultrahazardous Activities Reqs activity must involve risk of serious harm cannot be performed w/o risk of serious harm no matter how much care is taken the exam will give you a bunch of bullshit about safety precautions they ARE irrelevant not commonly engaged in in the particular community Products Liability Common elements P must show Defect When it left the mfg Types of defects Manufacturing if product emerges from manufacturing different and more dangerous that the product made properly quality control is irrelevant to prove: P shows that product failed to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect D MUST anticipate reasonable misuse) Also applies to food products Design when all products of the line are the same but have dangerous propensities can you imagine an alternative design that is safer cost effective to produce just as easy to use and for the same purpose Inadequate Warnings the danger must not be apparent to users could not be designed any other way the absence of an adequate warning in essence is what makes the product design defective Government Safety Standards products noncompliance w/ govt safety standards establishes that it is defective compliance, however, is only evidence that the product is not defective Nuisance Private Substantial, unreasonable interference Ps hypersensitivity is not enough With another private individuals Use or enjoyment of property he actually possess or to which he has a right to immediate possession Public Unreasonable interference With the health, safety, or property rights of the community recovery by a private party for a public nuisance ONLY if the private party suffered unique damage NOT suffered by the public at large Vicarious Liability Liability that is derivatively imposed One person commits a tort against a third party and another person other than the actor will be liable to the third party for the act Respondeat Superior Master/employer will be vicariously liable for tortious acts committed by her servant/employee if tortious act occurred w/in the scope of employment Intentional torts usually, employer not responsible for intentional torts of his empolyer except force is authorized in the employment (bouncer) friction is generated by employment (bill collector) employee is furthering the business of the employer (removing customers b/c they are rowdy) Independent Contractors Generally, principal will not be vicariously liable for torts of her independent contractor Except ind cont is engaged in inherently dangerous activity (blasting, excavating a sidewalk) the duty is non-delegable for public policy reasons (washing the windows of your high-rise office bldg) Automobile Owner for Driver Generally, auto owner is not liable for the torts of the person driving owners car except if owner lent car to driver to run an errand for owner if person driving is an immediate family member look out for negligent entrustment that is NOT vicarious liab Parent for Child Parent is NOT vicariously liab for the torts of her children Look out for a parents own negligence such as parent knows of childs propensity Tort Immunities Govt Where govt immunity survives, it attaches to GOVERNMENTAL functions not proprietary ones (functions that might as well have been provided by private corp construction work, etc) MASS: waives govt immunity but has many procedural (notice, etc) and damage limitations Charitable Caps liability to $20K IF injury sustained in performance of the charitable purpose not other non-charitable activities such as fund-raising MASS: has this ABBE1EFFHyIzII'J(JBJGJHJbKO#O$OU4Xho[hh%gh?Ih\ hAh hph.?FOo{ ` A q y  >  & F & F & 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