to be liable in tort
1liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… …
2Tort — law Part of t …
3tort claims act — n. A federal law that makes the U.S. government liable for damages in tort, waiving sovereign immunity except in specific cases; many states also have tort claims acts. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks,… …
4tort — /tawrt/, n. Law. a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. [1350 1400; ME: injury,… …
5tort — (from Lat. torquere, to twist, tortus, twisted, wrested aside). A private or civil wrong or injury, including action for bad faith breach of contract, for which the court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages. K Mart Corp. v …
6English tort law — Tort law in England and Wales concerns civil wrongs, as distinguished from criminal wrongs. Some wrongs are the concern of the state, and so the police with aids can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court in a criminal case. A tort is not… …
7Tort of deceit — The tort of deceit, also known as fraud , dates in its modern development from Pasley v. Freeman . [(1789) 3 T.R. 51] Here the defendant said that a third party was creditworthy to the claimant, knowing he was broke. The claimant loaned the third …
8joint tort-feasors — Term refers to two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property. American Tobacco Co. v. Transport Corp., D.C.Va., 277 F.Supp. 457, 461. hose persons who have acted in concert in their tortious… …
9joint tort-feasors — Term refers to two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property. American Tobacco Co. v. Transport Corp., D.C.Va., 277 F.Supp. 457, 461. hose persons who have acted in concert in their tortious… …
10List of basic tort law topics — Tort law refers to any given body of law that creates and provides remedy for civil wrongs that do not arise from contractual duties. A person who is legally injured may be able to use tort law to recover damages from someone who is legally… …
