Chapter Wise Content

• CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF TORT
  • Nature & definition of tort
  • Essentials of a Tort ‘ Injuria sine damno, Damnum sine injuria ‘
  • Mental Element in Tortious Liability, Malice in Law & Fact

• CHAPTER 2 GENERAL DEFENCES
  • Volenti non fit injuria
  • Plaintiff the wrongdoer & Inevitable Accident
  • Act of God & Private Defence
  • Mistake,Necessity & Statutory Authority

• CHAPTER 3 CAPACITY
  • Act of State
  • Corporations
  • Minor,Capacity to sue, Pre-natal injuries etc…
  • Independent, Composite, independent & Joint Tortfeasors
  • Husband and Wife
  • Persons having Parental, Quasi-parental, Judicial & Executive authority

• CHAPTER 4 VICARIOUS LIABILITY
  • Principal, Agent & Partners
  • Master and Servant, Hospital cases, Fraud of servant

• CHAPTER 5 VICARIOUS LIABILITY OF THE STATE
  • Position in England & India, Negligence of military servants
  • Kasturi Lal bypassed, Loss to property, Death/Injury to persons

• CHAPTER 6 REMOTENESS OF DAMAGE
  • Remote and Proximate damage, The Wagon
  • Mound Case, Wagon Mound followed in subsequent cases

• CHAPTER 7 TRESPASS TO THE PERSON
  • Assault & Battery, False Imprisonment, Total Restraint
  • Means of Escape, Lawful/Unlawful detention, Remedies

• CHAPTER 8 DEFAMATION
  • Libel & Slander, Essentials of Defamation
  • Inj. against publication, Communication b/w husband & wife
  • Defences (Privilege)

• CHAPTER 9 NUISANCE
  • Public & Private Nuisance, Its essentials
  • Interference with use or enjoyment of Land Injury to property
  • Damage, Nuisance on highways
  • Effectual & Ineffectual defences

• CHAPTER 10 ABUSE OF LEGAL PROCEDURE
  • Malicious Prosecution, Absence of reasonable & probable cause
  • Malice & Damage

• CHAPTER 11 NEGLIGENCE
  • Essentials of Negligence, Duty of care to the plaintiff
  • Breach of duty, Damage & Nervous Shock

• CHAPTER 12 MEDICAL & PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
  • Negligence by Professionals, Doctor’s duty of care

• CHAPTER 13 CONTRIBUTORY & COMPOSITE NEGLIGENCE
  • The Last Opportunity Rule, Rules to determine Contributory Negligence, Children in custody of adults

• CHAPTER 14 LIABILITY FOR DANGEROUS PREMISES
  • Obligation towards lawful visitors, trespassers & children

• CHAPTER 15 LIABILITY FOR DANGEROUS CHATTELS
  • Liability towards immediate & ultimate transferee
  • Things dangerous & not dangerous per se
  • Application of the rule in Donoghue v. Stevenson
  • Uiifair Contract Terms Act, 1977 & Consumer Safety Act, 1978

• CHAPTER 16 RULES OF STRICT AND ABSOLUTE LIABILITY
  • Rules In Rylands v. Fletcher & M.C Mehta v. Union Of India
  • The Rule Of Strict & Absolute Liability

• CHAPTER 17 LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS
  • The Scienter Rule, Cattle Tresspass, Ordinary liability in Tort

• CHAPTER 18 TRESPASS TO LAND
  • Entry with a licence & Remedies

• CHAPTER 19 TRESPASS TO GOODS, DETINUE CONVERSION
  • TRESPASS TO GOODS
  • DETINUE
  • CONVERSION
• CHAPTER 20 INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT/BUSINESS
  • Inducing Breach of Contract, Intimidation & Conspiracy
  • Malicious falsehood, Passing Off

• CHAPTER 21 LIABILITY FOR MISSTATEMENTS
  • Deceit or Fraud (False Statement of Fact, Mere Silence)
  • Negligent Misstatement, Innocent Misrepresentation

• CHAPTER 22 DEATH IN RELATION TO TORT
  • Effect of death on a subsisting cause of action, How far is causing of death actionable in tort?
  • The Rule in Baker v. Bolton, Death due to breach of contract
  • Fatal Accidents Act 1855, Compensation payable under a Statute

• CHAPTER 23 DAMAGES, CLAIM AND COMPENSATION
  • Pubic Law Remedy, Claim for damages, Army encounter
  • Compensation to riot victim, Doctrine of vicarious liability
  • Onus on doctor to prove his innocence, Negligence Compensation

• CHAPTER 24 REMEDIES
  • Damages (Attendant’s expenses, Interest on damages,Under Fatal Accident Act 1855 )
  • Injunctions, Effect of the receipt of Gratuity, Provident Fund
  • Specific Restitution of Property, Extra Judicial Remedy