Intentional Torts

Question 1

INTENT

Answer 1

Garratt Case

Question 2

INTENT ELEMENTS

Answer 2

• Purpose

* Knowledge that __is substantially certain to occur

Question 3

Battery Elements

Answer 3

o Intent to cause harmful or offensive contact
o Cause harmful or offensive contact
 Offensive=”offends a reasonable sense of personal dignity”

Question 4

Battery Examples

Answer 4

o Actual Contact
o Snatching an object: plate hypo
o Blowing Smoke

Question 5

Assault Elements

Answer 5

• Intent to cause Apprehension of harmful or offensive contact
• Cause apprehension of harmful or offensive contact
o Reasonable Apprehension=need to see/be present
o The harmful or offensive contact needs to be appear imminent

Question 6

False Imprisonment Elements

Answer 6

o	Intent to Confine
o	Actual Confinemtn
o	P’s Knowledge of confinement
o	(unless P’s harmed bc of confinement, doesn’t need to know)
o	Against P’s will
o	Escape need not be possible/reasonable

Question 7

False Imprisonment Types of Confinement

Answer 7

o	Physical presence 
o	Threat or force
o	By Authority
o	Duress of goods
o	Falsehood

Question 8

Trespass to Land

Answer 8

o Intent to Enter
o Actual Entry
o Causing an object to enter
 Once an object enters P has a legal right to enter to remove in a reasonable amount of time, reasonable force/notice etc.

Question 9

Conversion Elements

Answer 9

o Intent to Exercise Substantial Dominion over a chattel

o Actual Substantial Dominion over Chattel

Question 10

Trespass To Chattels

Answer 10

o Intent to intermeddle with chattel

o Actual intermeddling with chattel

Question 11

Conversion v. Trespass to Chattels Factors

Answer 11

1. Extent and duration of control
2. D’s intent to assert a right against the chattel
3. D’s good faith belief
4. Harm done to chattel
5. Expense of inconvenience caused

Question 12

IIED 1st Person

Answer 12

	Intent, or Recklessly Cause
	Severe Emotional Distress, by
•	“Debilitating “
	Extreme and Outrageous Conduct
•	“Beyond the bounds of decency”
•	Factors
o	Duration
o	Repetition
o	Authority/Power
o	Victim’s Vulnerability
o	*Insults not enough, unless
	Common Carrier Exception
•	Plane, hotel, boat, train

Question 13

IIED 3rd Party

Answer 13

 Close Family/Relation
 Physical Presence
• Unless
o Terrorism
o Molestation
o Sensory and Contemporaneous Observance of Injury
 Hear, Smell, See through Window/TV screen etc.