Law of Torts

According to Salmond, tort may be defined as “a

civil wrong which is redressible by an action for
unliquidated damages and which is other than a
mere breach of contract or breach of trust”.

Word tort has been derived from the Latin word

‘Tortum’ which means ‘not straight’ or ‘crooked’.
 Essentials of Tort
(i) There must be an act or omission
(ii) The Act or Omission must result in legal damages
-Injuria sine damno & Damnum sine injuria
-Injuria means legal injury or violation of legal rights, sine
means without and damno or damnum means damages.
(i) Ashby vs White (1703) case of injuria sine damno
(ii) Gloucester Grammar School’s case (1410) case of
damno sine injuria
(iii) Mayor of Bradford Corporation vs Pickles (1895)
(iv) Donoughe v Stevenson (1895)