Talmage v. Smith case brief summary
Facts: The D saw two boys on the roof , and ordered them to get down. Before they came down off the roof, D threw the stick at one of the boys in view of the D. However, the stick missed him, and hit the another boy, the P, resulting in the Plaintiff's injury.
D knew he was there. He didn’t know that he was aiming for the particular individual and instead though it was someone else.
Issue:
Is the defendant liabile for hitting a person who he did not intend to harm?
The court noted that the defendant in this case had malice when he threw the stick.
R: An individual who intends an act or consequence against one party and instead injures a third party is liable to the third party for the injuries suffered.
The P must prove among other things, D had a will or purpose of harm the P or any 3rd party
C: affirmed
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Facts: The D saw two boys on the roof , and ordered them to get down. Before they came down off the roof, D threw the stick at one of the boys in view of the D. However, the stick missed him, and hit the another boy, the P, resulting in the Plaintiff's injury.
D knew he was there. He didn’t know that he was aiming for the particular individual and instead though it was someone else.
Issue:
Is the defendant liabile for hitting a person who he did not intend to harm?
The court noted that the defendant in this case had malice when he threw the stick.
R: An individual who intends an act or consequence against one party and instead injures a third party is liable to the third party for the injuries suffered.
The P must prove among other things, D had a will or purpose of harm the P or any 3rd party
C: affirmed
This case brief was created by a contributor to this website. To add your own case brief(s) to this website, e-mail at admin@lawschoolcasebriefs.net.
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