Today, i have invested my day in learning about the nature and origin of torts.
From what i got to know so far:
Tort is derived from a latin word ‘tortrum’. It’s meaning is ‘to twist’.
‘Tort’ means ‘ a conduct which is not straight or lawful but, on the other hand, twisted, crooked and unlawful.
The law imposes a duty to respect the legal rights vested in the members of the society and the person making a breach of that duty is said to have done the wrongful act.
If any of them, either person A or B, commits a wrongful act against the other one. Then it will be taken under law of tort.
For example: trespassing, negligence, defamation, deceit, etc.
The origin of ‘tort’ is from the common law system of england. From the two catchall categories. (1) writ of trespass (2) writ of trespass on the case.
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