Battery Flashcards
1
Q
Battery
A
Is an intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact.
2
Q
Intent
A
Can be statisfied either by desire and purpose or with knowledge with substantial certainty.
3
Q
Harmful or Offensive
A
a. Harmful- touching would encompass a touching that causes pain or bodily damage; or
b. Offensive- touching is contact that offends a reasonable person’s sense of dignity.
4
Q
Contact
A
Contact can be direct or indirect; and includes contact with an object closely identified with plaintiff’s body.
