Intentional Torts

Chapter thirteen outlines negligence and intentional torts. Negligence is and unintentional tort. There are two types of negligence cases, which are contributory negligence and comparative negligence. Contributory negligence is if the plaintiff was at any fault, one cannot sue. Comparative negligence is compared contribution to the crime. Intentional torts are when an individual purposely commits a wrong act.
Negligence is the failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm done to an individual. There are four attributes to negligence which would be duty owed, breach of duty, proximate cause and harm done to an individual. Foreseeability plays an important factor in an individual being prosecuted for negligence because that’s ones’ judgment of what is likely to happen.
The difference between intentional torts and crime are scarce. Due to the Fifth Amendment, one cannot be charged for the same crime so that is how tort laws become relevant. One can be charged for murder at a …show more content…
Assault is intentional causing of an apprehension as well as offensive content. Battery is the intentional inflicting of dangerous or invasive bodily contact. False imprisonment is the intentional infliction of incarceration upon an individual. Mental distress is the intentional or reckless infliction, by extreme and outrageous conduct, of severe emotional or mental distress.
There are two types of damages one can receive from a civil lawsuit which includes compensatory and punitive. Punitive damages pay back for damages and is more of a punishment. Compensatory damages just pay back damages to an individual. With any case civil or criminal, the statue of limitations is considered. The statue of limitation is if too much time has passed one cannot bring their claims to court. The types of civil cases are crime against the person, crime against property, crimes against public