torts cases

guy kills father in law, hits with bottle and shoots, insane - still battery even if motives are irrational

hits with gun, accidentally goes off - liable for actions even if not specific intended battery, accident no defense

gun in p's home/shook/jump astraddle- apprehension touches mind, imminent/ reasonable person

threatening calls - not imminent

boy hit in eye during game - consent implied in game play

std - consent not valid when obtain fraud/mistaken

boys in fight - consent implied, defense unless excessive force

plaintiff in boys home, boy shoots him - cant use weapons generally, unless danger is genuine and depends on factors

dad shoots son in law in back - defense must be well grounded in belief of immediate harm/reasonable

beat plaintiff with broom, defense of property only when necessary/reasonable

salesman harassed, intimidated, knew of suceptibility- outrageous character can arise from knowing susceptibility

trespass during construction - reasonableness and inevitability not defense, only intent is to be on that land

heartattack during others trespass - damages caused by trespass need not be forseeable to be compensable

hayrick combustion- man of ordinary prudence standard

nytroglycerine - negligence thru act or omission, defendant must establish negligence thru DBCH not just injury

kids on snowmobile- adult for inherently dangerous

legally blind- standard of care special, RPP with same disability under circumstance

buggy case - breach per se

truck two statutes- must be in class statute aimed at, harm statute intended to prevent

tugboat case - custom can be factor in determining breach

barrel out window- can show prima facie of breach via res ipsa

dock plate fails, throws plaintiff - no need to be in control at time of harm

drunk guy falls off bridge - cause in fact whether defendant not committing act would prevent harm