I. INTRODUCTION TO TORT LIABILITY—WHAT IS TORT LAW UP TO?
1. Tort, definition -- French and Latin, definition points to wrong-doing and twistedness. A civil wrong, other than breach of contract. For an act to be a tort, there must be: a legal duty owed by one person to another, a breach (breaking) of that duty, and harm done as a result of that action. Examples of torts are negligence, battery, and libel.
2. Classifications for locating torts in body of law
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