Essentials of Torts

Liability for harm caused by wild animals requires a showing of negligence or the intent to harm.

Strict liability in tort covers liability for harm caused by products.

MATCHING -being the foreseeable consequence of the original risk

Neighbors are injured when Ted explodes a stick of dynamite in his back yard in a residential neighborhood.

Contributory negligence is a defense to the tort of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities or conditions.

MATCHING -the failure of the plaintiff to take reasonable precautions for his or her own safety

Assumption of the risk is a defense to the tort of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities or conditions.

List three main categories of torts.

The owner of a wild animal must have actual knowledge of its dangerous propensity to be liable for the harm caused by that propensity.

MATCHING -actual cause and legal cause

MATCHING -animal in the state of nature

MATCHING -but for or substantial factor

Give three names for responsibility regardless of fault.

MATCHING -knowing and voluntary acceptance of a danger

MATCHING -animal habituated to live among humans

Ralph's cat is very friendly except when a stranger touches its tail.One day a stranger tries to pet the cat but is badly scratched when the petting includes the cat's tail.

Every dog is entitled to one free bite.

MATCHING -responsibility for harm whether caused innocently, intentionally, or negligently

What is a major distinction between strict liability torts and intentional torts?

MATCHING -a tendency to cause damage or harm