ASSIGNMENT 9.3 Chapter 9 (Introduction to Law, Seventh Edition, Cengage)

Examine the following situations and identify the intentional tort, if any, that was committed.

1. Sam and Mike were soccer players who played for opposing sports clubs. They had competed against each other for many years and had built up quite a rivalry. The rivalry had been a friendly one. However, during a match, Mike let loose a tremendous kick, and unfortunately the ball hit Sam in face, causing a concussion.

2. After the game, Sam saw Mike in a pizza shop and said to him, "If you do not leave here right now. you may be experiencing some severe pain."

3. Assume that the situation is the same as in number 2, except that Mike picks up an empty pizza tray and throws it at Sam. Sam does not see the tray coming, but gets hit in the side of the head with the tray.

4. After the incident in number 3, Sam notices that Mike has gone to the restroom. Sam gets a chair and props it against the restroom door. Sam then stands by the door preventing anyone from removing the chair. After about 45 minutes, another customer removes the chair after Sam had left the shop, at which time Mike is able to leave the restroom.

5. Charlie had severe pain in his right ear. Charlie sees Dr. Smith for the condition. Dr. Smith runs a series of tests and concludes that surgery on the ear is the only viable treatment for the condition. The surgery requires that Charlie be placed under general anesthesia. Charlie signs all the usual consent forms for the surgery on the right ear. The surgery goes very well, and Dr. Smith decides to take a look at Charlie's left ear while he was still under the anesthesia. Although not life threatening, Dr. Smith proceeds to remove a benign lesion in the left ear.