More Sections from the Restatement of Intentional Torts: Purpose

In an attempt to elicit comments about the ALI’s Restatement of Intentional Torts, Ken Simons and Ellen Pryor asked that I post the black letter portions of the current draft.  If you have comments, you can post them here or send them directly to Ken and Ellen (or both).  Ken can be reached at:  ksimons@bu.edu and Ellen at Ellen.Pryor@untsystem.edu.  The entire draft, comments and all, is here.

§ 102. Purposeful Infliction of Bodily Harm

An actor is subject to liability to another if:

(a) the actor purposely causes bodily harm to the other; and

(b) the other does not consent to the conduct [or to the harm].

–CJR