Three Types Of Tortligence

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There are three types of Tort Law; intentional, strict liability and negligence. Intentional is when a person intentionally or is involved in a situation where they have engaged in an activity that causes injury to another person. Assault is one of the very common incidents you will find under Intentional law. One case that comes to mind is the case where a family’s garage had been left open and a young man broke into the car that was in the garage. The family had set up security cameras and set out to harm the person that broke into their garage. They left their garage open on purpose several times in hope to catch the thief. One night they saw the young man on camera and the husband said to the wife “game on”. He grabbed his gun and headed

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