Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language (Revised for Fall '24)

Resource 2 . 1 . 4

17 minutes

Wagner v. State ("The K-Mart Battery Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

The previous case discussed the nature of intent (desired result or substantial certainty it will result) for the purposes of battery, but this case discusses what has to be intended for battery liablity. 

Utah Supreme Court

122 P.3d 599, 2005 UT 54

No. 20040405

2005-08-30

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