Podcast Episode 580: Law Every 1L Should Know — Intentional Torts Against the Person
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode from our series “Law Every 1L Should Know” covers three intentional torts against the person — assault, battery, and false imprisonment. We explain the doctrine of transferred intent and walk through each tort’s elements before applying the law to a fact pattern at the end.
In this episode we discuss:
An overview of intentional torts
The “intent” requirement in tort law, and the doctrine of transferred intent
The elements of assault, battery, and false imprisonment
A fact pattern walkthrough…
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