Quiz on Battery in Tort

1. The tort of battery is committed only when the defendant intends to cause injury to the plaintiff, and harmfully or offensively touches the plaintiff to fulfill that intention.

2. Seigel v Long is authority for....................

3. Offensive or harmful touch is an essential factor which distinguishes assault from battery under torts law.

4. For medical reasons, and despite the existence of consent, a touch that would have otherwise be considered harmful or offensive can be lawful. This was the position in the case of .................................

5. Which of the following is authority for "a touch does not have to be hostile to constitute battery"

6. Kofi kissed Jo-ann without her consent. She sustained no physical harm and actually enjoyed the kiss. In the present case, Jo-ann..................

7. Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner is authority for...............

8. In the case of ............................................., a police officer targeted and shot a rubber bullet at a protestor during a riot. However, the plaintiff, although not the target of the shot, was hit. The court held that the police officer's action amounted to battery.

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