Torts CAN Professor Nelson Table of Contents Negligence Index ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Topic 1: Introduction to Tort Law ..................................................................................................................... 5 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Distinguished From Other Areas of Law .......................................................................................................... 6 Tort Theory ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Alternatives to Tort Law .................................................................................................................................... 8 Topic 2: Trespass and Intentional Interference with the Person ................................................................... 8 Part I: Trespass and Intentional Interference with the Person ...................................................................... 8 Historic Development of Intentional Torts ........................................................................................................ 8 Accidental, Negligent, and Intentional Conduct ................................................................................................ 9 Motive, Mistake, Volition and Capacity ........................................................................................................... 10 Assault ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Battery ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Allan v New Mount Sinai Hospital ........................................................................................................... 14 Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v Scalera ...................................................................... 14 Invasion of Privacy ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Part 2: Defenses to Intentional Torts .............................................................................................................. 19 Consent .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Norberg v Wynrib ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Sports Context .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Medical Context ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Malette v Shulman .................................................................................................................................... 21 AC v Manitoba .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Topics 3+4: Introduction to Law of Negligence; The Standard of Care ...................................................... 24 Historical Development and Elements of Negligence .................................................................................... 24 Standard of Care: General Principles ............................................................................................................. 25 Watt v Hertfordshire ................................................................................................................................. 26 Priestman v Colangelo ............................................................................................................................. 27 Children .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Disabled ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Blackburn v British Columbia ................................................................................................................. 30 Professionals .................................................................................................................................................. 30 Custom/Generally Approved Practice ............................................................................................................ 31 Statutory Standards ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Degrees of Negligence ................................................................................................................................... 33 Topic 5: The Duty of Care ................................................................................................................................ 33 Donoghue v Stevenson ........................................................................................................................... 34 Palsgraf v Long Island Railroad Co ........................................................................................................ 34 Fullowka v Pinkerton’s of Canada .......................................................................................................... 36 Styl Apps Secure Treatment v BD .......................................................................................................... 36 Duty to Rescue ............................................................................................................................................... 37 !Horsley v McLaren ................................................................................................................................... 37 Duty of Care For Commercial Hosts .............................................................................................................. 38 Stewart v Petite ......................................................................................................................................... 38 Social Host Liability ........................................................................................................................................ 39 Childs v Desorneaux ................................................................................................................................ 39 Duty to Warn/Creation of Danger ................................................................................................................... 39 Liability to the Rescuer ................................................................................................................................... 39 Urbanski v Patel ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Duty to Supervise Others ............................................................................................................................... 40 Duty to the Unborn ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Paxton v Ramji .......................................................................................................................................... 41 Liebig v Guelph General Hospital ........................................................................................................... 42 Public Officials ................................................................................................................................................ 43 2 Just v British Columbia ........................................................................................................................... 43 Brown v British Columbia ....................................................................................................................... 44 Swinamer v Nova Scotia (AG) ................................................................................................................. 44 R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd ........................................................................................................... 44 Topic 6: Proof of Negligence ........................................................................................................................... 45 Baker v Market Harborough .................................................................................................................... 46 Inferring Negligence / Res Ipsa Loquitur ....................................................................................................... 46 Byrne v Boadle ......................................................................................................................................... 47 Fontaine v British Columbia (Official Administrator of) ......................................................................