Question: Sam sneaks up on Tom, hits Tom with a baseball bat, and knocks him unconscious. Tom never saw Sam coming. Tom falls over a railing,

Sam sneaks up on Tom, hits Tom with a baseball bat, and knocks him unconscious. Tom never saw Sam coming. Tom falls over a railing, and lands on Laura below. Tom wakes up with a horrible headache. While upset, by a stroke of luck, Laura suffers no physical injury. Which of the following torts has Sam committed?

(A) Assault against Laura; Battery against Tom

(B) Battery against Tom; Battery against Laura

(C) Batter against Tom; Negligence against Laura

(D) B and C

(E) None of these

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