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tort: a standalone construct

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tort1 CONSTRUCTTortPROSSER & KEETON · CIVIL WRONG

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Law

A civil wrong giving a right to damages

In law, a tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the law provides a remedy, typically money damages, to a person injured by another's conduct. Prosser and Keeton's Prosser and Keeton on the law of torts organizes the field around duty, breach, causation, and harm, spanning intentional wrongs, negligence, and strict liability. The referent is a legally recognized civil injury giving rise to liability, the basis on which one private party may recover from another outside of contract.[1]

Unit
A civil wrong giving an injured party a claim for damages
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Established by proving duty, breach, causation, and compensable harm

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References

  1. Keeton, W. P., Dobbs, D. B., Keeton, R. E., & Owen, D. G. (1984). Prosser and Keeton on the law of torts (5th ed.). West Publishing. ISBN 9780314748805

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