OACETT PPE MODULE 4 TORT LAW
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Tort - ANSWERWrongful act that results in injury to another's person, property or
reputation
Tort Law - ANSWERDetermining if wrong has occurred against a person and what the
compensation should be
Plaintiff - ANSWERPerson that brings a tort case
Defendant - ANSWERPerson that defends agaisnt the tort
Fault - ANSWERPerson deemed to be responsible for an error
Burden of Proof - ANSWERPlaintif must demonstrate the defendant is liable
Res ipsa loquitur - ANSWERDefendant must prove they were not negligent and the
incident could not have been avoided
Volenti non fit injuria - ANSWERVoluntary assumption of risk
Liability - ANSWERLegal obligation that one party has towards another
Tort law imposes - ANSWERduties and rights on individuals with respect to their
conduct
Criminal law - ANSWERState vs party
Contract law - ANSWERgoverns how a contract is acted upon and fulfilled
Intentional Torts - ANSWERNuisance, Trespass to land, Defamation, False
Imprisonment, Assault and Battery, Deceit, Trespass to chattel
Nuisance - ANSWERExcessive or unlawful use of one's property that affects the life,
safety of another person
Public Nuisance - ANSWERAct or omission that affects the lives, safety or conducts of
the public
Private Nuisance - ANSWERInjury to property
Reasonableness - ANSWERConsider if the defendant is using property in a reasonable
manner
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Tort - ANSWERWrongful act that results in injury to another's person, property or
reputation
Tort Law - ANSWERDetermining if wrong has occurred against a person and what the
compensation should be
Plaintiff - ANSWERPerson that brings a tort case
Defendant - ANSWERPerson that defends agaisnt the tort
Fault - ANSWERPerson deemed to be responsible for an error
Burden of Proof - ANSWERPlaintif must demonstrate the defendant is liable
Res ipsa loquitur - ANSWERDefendant must prove they were not negligent and the
incident could not have been avoided
Volenti non fit injuria - ANSWERVoluntary assumption of risk
Liability - ANSWERLegal obligation that one party has towards another
Tort law imposes - ANSWERduties and rights on individuals with respect to their
conduct
Criminal law - ANSWERState vs party
Contract law - ANSWERgoverns how a contract is acted upon and fulfilled
Intentional Torts - ANSWERNuisance, Trespass to land, Defamation, False
Imprisonment, Assault and Battery, Deceit, Trespass to chattel
Nuisance - ANSWERExcessive or unlawful use of one's property that affects the life,
safety of another person
Public Nuisance - ANSWERAct or omission that affects the lives, safety or conducts of
the public
Private Nuisance - ANSWERInjury to property
Reasonableness - ANSWERConsider if the defendant is using property in a reasonable
manner
