Fallon Negro
Mr. Goumas
Business Law
Per. 7
10/10/06
Pg. 87 #1-4 and critical thinking
- What is the difference between a crime and a tort?
-The difference between a crime and a tort are that when people commit a crime, they harm not only specific individuals, but also the general welfare, which a tort is a private wrong committed by one person against another.
- What concept is at the heart of tort law?
- How can a tort be committed?
-A tort can be committed by intentional or unintentional.
- What are the most common intentional torts?
-The most common intentional torts are assault, battery, trespassing, nuisance, interference with contractual relations, deceit, conversion, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy misuse of legal procedure and infliction of emotional distress.
Critical Thinking.
Tort Law-if criminal law is responsible for dealing with individuals who commit wrongful acts, what purpose does tort law serve? Why o you need to understand the different intentional torts?