Pearson v. Dodd
Reporter
In order to be liable for conversion, the defendant must permanently erase or take away the plaintiff’s use of the chattel.
Katko v. Briney
Shot Gun
Bonkowski v. Arlan’s Department Store
Jewelry Thief
Sindle v. New York City Transit Authority
School Bus
Those in a parental role can use reasonable force to maintain discipline for safety purposes.
Garratt v. Dailey
Chair
McGuire v. Almy
Insane Lady
Legal insanity is not a defense against battery.
Wallace v. Rosen
Fire Alarm
Not all unwanted touching constitutes battery. Battery requires that the unwanted touching be done in a “rude, insolent or angry manner”.
Wagner v. State
Grabbing Hair
Talmage v. Smith
Threw Stick
A defendant is liable for the damages that result from an illegal action, regardless of whether the plaintiff was the intended target or not
Fisher v. Carrousel
Plate
I de S et ux. v. W de S
Axe in Tavern
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hill
Sexual Harassment
It is not necessary that the contact be actually physically possible, only that the plaintiff have a “well-founded fear of an imminent battery” and the defendant has an apparent ability to follow through on the battery.
Big Town Nursing Home, Inc. v. Newman
Old Man
Parvi v. City of Kingston
Drunk on the Highway
The plaintiff must be conscious of the confinement for it to be considered false imprisonment. However, ‘conscious’ can mean conscious at the time of the imprisonment without any current recollection.
Hardy v. LaBelle’s Distributing Co.
Interrogation by Employer
There must be evidence that the plaintiff was confined against their will to qualify as false imprisonment.
Whittaker v. Sandford
Trapped on a Boat
Being denied access to freedom is considered physical restraint even if the plaintiff is not be physically held.
Enright v. Groves
Mistaken Arrest
A police officer commits false imprisonment if they arrest someone for something which is not a crime, even if they thought it was a crime.
Dougherty v. Stepp
Innocent Entrance
A defendant can be held liable for trespass to land even if no damage is caused or if the land is unenclosed.
Herrin v. Sutherland
Shooting over Land
Rogers v. Board of Road Commissioners for Kent County
Pole Left Behind
State Rubbish Collectors Association v. Siliznoff
Trash Mafia
The defendant may be held liable for mental distress caused by an action which did not amount to assault.
Taylor v. Vallelunga
Father’s Beating
The defendant must have intended to inflict emotional distress or have substantial certainty that the distress will occur to be held liable for IIED.
Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida
Rude Employee
Harris v. Jones
Stutter
The plaintiff’s distress must be extremely severe in order to recover for IIED.