Exam 3: Battery

The same conduct can be both an assault and a battery, although they are separate torts.

When Jim sneezes violently, he bumps into Mary's back.

At noon, Jim says to Fred, "I'll be by 1 P.M. to punch you in the nose." At 1 P.M., he punches Fred as promised.

For a battery to exist there must be an apprehension of a/an ________ contact.

If Dan tries to punch Bill, but misses and hits Jim, Dan has battered Jim because of ________ even if Dan did not know that Jim was in the area.

Battery can be committed by causing an offensive contact through carelessness.

Which of the following is not an element of every battery?

Most batterers have shallow pockets.

There is no battery if Ted is offended by George's light tap on the shoulder unless George knew Ted was unusually sensitive and would be offended by such a tap.