Intentional Torts And Privileges Prosser, Wade, & Schwartz's Torts: Cases & Materials 9th Edition John W. Wade, Victor E. Schwartz, Kathryn Kelly, David F. Partlett Battery 1) Axn 2) Intent to cause h/o contact / imminent apprehension 1. Desire/purpose OR 2. Know w/substantial certainty 3) Results in h/o contact 1. Contact may be an obj. close to P Assault 1) Intent (desire/kwsc) to cause h/o contact / imminent apprehension 1. Well founded rsbl apprehension 2. May not need actual capacity 2) Axn by D 1. Must B overt/offer 2. Words can defuse but not if it reqs you to buy safety 3) Results in imminent apprehension False Imprisonment 1) Axn by D 1. If theres rsbl & safe escape, no F.I. 2) Intent (desire/kwsc) to confine P / 3rd party 3) Conscious of confinement / harmed by it 4) Results in confinement of P 1. Apprehension of Force (explicit/implicit) 2. Retention of Property is enough restraint 3. Physical Barrier 4. Force 5. Imminent threat of harm to property/immediate family 6. Assertion of Authority 7. Failure of release when theres duty to do so Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 1) Extreme & Outrageous Conduct 1. Beyond all bounds of decency 2. Big obj. test of rsblness 2) Intentionally/Recklessly causes 1. Recklessness--disregard of high % that severe emotional distress will occur 3) Severe emotional distress 4) 3rd Party, h/she should B 1. Present 2. Immediate family / suffer bodily harm Trespass to Land 1) Intent to enter land in possn of another / causes a thing / 3rd person to do so 2) Damages are nominal 3) Things req. actual damage like pollution Trespass to Chattels 1) Impairment to chattel 2) Can't use chattel 3) Bodily harm 4) Intermeddle intentionally 5) Disposses / deprive the owners possn 6) No nominal damages for harmless trespass Conversion 1) Intent to interfere should be complete and substantial to justify a sale 2) Bad faith 3) Complete deprivation 4) Unjustified intent to assert a right 5) Complete value 6) Access to something which is needed for the operation / poss'n of another Consent 1) Explicit 2) Implied 1. Rsbl impression by axn 2. Words/deeds which rsbl person would expect 3. When injured to the pt. of unconsciousness & reqs prompt attention for life / limb 4. If in the course of operation, unanticipated cond. which imperils life/ limb near the area of operation then can operate on it 5. If no immediate removal would necessitate a sep. operation which may unduly threaten the patient then can imply consent 3) Mistake of Facts 1. Not liable unless D knew mistake of facts 2. Not liable unless D induced P by misrepresentation 4) No Good 1. Duress 2. Threat of force to person in immediate family 3. Drastic circumstances 5) Illegal Activity 1. Maj. say that consent is not a defense so parties are liable to each other 2. Min. say that consent is defense so parties can't recover Self Defense 1) If rsbly believe that they are unrsbly attacked, then can use rsbl force to protect yourself 1. Protect from force 2. Imminent apprehension of force 3. False Imprisonment 2) Force must be rsbl 1. Rsbl under circs 2. No deadly harm unless life/serious limb threatened 3. Cannot retaliate 3) Must retreat if A threatens w/deadly force 4) Rsbl mistake is allowed 5) D isn't privileged to defend against privileged force unless the others privileged force is based upon a rsbl mistake not caused by D 6) Self-defense transfers over with torts to 3rd party situtation, unless unrsbl Defense of Others 1) Rsbl force under circs 2) Rsbl mistake under circs 3) Maj. say that if 3rd party intervenes & mistakenly helps against privileged force, the 3rd party is still liable even though it may have been a rsbl mistake Defense of Property 1) Rsbl force under circs 1. No deadly force 2. Less force than is needed to protect people 2) Can't use force in substitute if you couldn't use when present 3) Traps arent discriminating so its problematic 1. Entirety of what you are guarding v. entirety to harm 4) Rsbl force allowed for prevention of crime Repossesion of Property 1) Can repossess if done w/o unnec. force/violence 2) Prompt & immediate hot pursuit nec. 3) Liable if mistake occurs rsbl/not 4) Repossession of property peacefully in installment sale trxn 5) Can detain a person on premise if person rsbly believed to have taken chattel unlawfully for rsbl investigation Public Necessity 1) Apparent nec. is enough 2) No need for compensation 3) Private citizen can act for pub. nec. Private Necessity 1) Although has the right to stay, must compensate 2) Tort may be unjust enrichment 3) If disproportionately harms, priv. nec. doesnt apply Justification 1) Only if no traditional defenses can't be used