Civil lawCHAPTER 11- QUESTIONS #1, 3-5 ON P. 361

Civil Law QuestionsQ#1 – Define “Tort,” and give 3 examples

TORT: Injuries done by one person to another’s body,

property, or reputation and claims arising from serious accidents.

Holds a person or organization responsible for the damage caused by their actions to another person.

i.e. Battery (hitting), trespass to land, trespass to good, negligence, false imprisonment

Civil Law QuestionsQ#3 – How can an offence be both a crime and a tort? Give an example

An offence can be a crime AND a tort because…

It may be a criminal act which is prosecuted in court but may also be a civil issue between two peoplei.e. DUI – criminal and civil for injuries

sustained.

Civil Law QuestionsQ#4 – identify the main purpose of tort law

Main purpose is to compensate the victim for injuries sustained or for losses suffered from the tort

Civil Law QuestionsQ#5 – Explain how a judgment in a tort action might also contain an element of deterrence

If the legal action generates considerable negative publicity for the defendant and if the court were to award a large cash settlement