A tort is a wrong committed by one person against another. There are two basic types of torts:

Negligent $($unintentional$)$ torts $-$ Things that happen $"$by accident." If I accidentally leave something on the floor and you trip on it and are injured, that could be a negligent tort.

Most car accidents are negligent torts.

International torts $-$ Things that one person does to injure another $"$on purpose." If we are fighting, I hit you and break your nose, that is an intentional tort $($battery$).$ If one person makes false statements about another person with the intent to damage that person's reputation, that person has committed the intentional tort of defamation.

If an injured person $($plaintiff$)$ wishes to successfully sue the person $($defendant$)$ who negligently $($unintentionally$)$ hurt them $($tort$),$ there are five things he$/$she$/$they must prove. These are found in the textbook under $5\mathrm{.}2$ "The Elements Necessary to Prove Negligence." Explain these five things in your own words.

Important: do not use the words to define themselves. Example: Do not define or explain the term "jurisdiction" as "having jurisdiction over someone." $($This example is not one of the five required elements.$)$

first element of a negligent tort case

second element of a negligent tort case

third element of a negligent tort case

fourth element of a negligent tort case

fifth element of a negligent tort case

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