Torts based on specific kinds of conduct |
Tresspass to land or chattels |
Protection of owners and occupiers against wrongful interference with land or chattels |
Conversion |
Detinue |
Assault |
Protection against wrongful conduct in the form of trespass to the person |
Battery |
False imprisonment |
Private nuisance |
Protection of the right to quiet and peaceful enjoyment of property |
Liability for animals |
Protection against harm caused by another person's dangerous property |
Deceit |
Protection against deliberate fraud |
Defamation |
Protection of a person's reputation |
Liability in more general circumstances |
Negligence |
Protection against harm caused by many different kinds of careless conduct in a wide variety of situations. |