Business Law 1.03 Civil

if a third party encourages a breach in any way, then that third party may be liable in tort.

 property is stolen, destroyed or used in a manner that is inconsistent with an owner's rights.

occurs when parties try and resolve a disagreement outside of the usual court system.

the harmful or offensive touching of another.

uninvited intrusion into a person's personal relationships and activities.

received as if you suffer a loss as an injured party.

breach of duty caused the injury.

the victim suffers an injury, has property destroyed or loses a lot of money.

the obligation to use a reasonable standard of care to prevent injury to others.

break your duty to another person.

entry onto the property of another without consent.

a payment recovered in court by a person who has suffered an injury.

 defense raised when the carelessness of each party compared to the other party's carelessness.

intentional misrepresentation of important fact;causes victim to lose right/something of value

a false statement that injures a persons' reputation or good name.

when one person is liable for the torts of another.

occurs when a person intentionally puts another in fear of offensive or harmful bodily contact.

defense where the defendant shows the victim did something that helped cause own injuries.

court order that prevents party from performing a specific act; may be temporary or permanent.

 intentional confinement of person against person's will without lawful ability to do so.

is a private wrong committed by one person against another.

money payments for damages that go beyond what innocent party actually lost; actual punishment

when it is reasonably foreseeable that a breach of duty will result in an injury.

occurs when parties to a dispute invite a person, to help solve the problem.

giving the power to settle their dispute to a third party.

defense raised when the plaintiff knew of risk involved and still took chance of being injured.

 tort that results when 1 person carelessly injures another; accidental; requires no intent