Torts: Intentional Torts

Intentional Torts

• The extreme sensitivity of a plaintiff is ignored if that plaintiff has a valid intentional tort claim
• We always assume that the plaintiff is a normal/ordinary/typical person, even if that is not the case
• There are no incapacity defenses
• On bar, there will be a character who is considered to lack legal capacity in many other branches of the law, and that person engages in a tort, and then will be held liable, and their incapacity is no defense. Be aware of this bar examiner trick.

The intentional torts are:

• Battery
• Assault
• False Imprisonment
• Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
• Trespass to Land
• Trespass to Chattels and Conversion