Question

During a basketball game, as a Matador basketball player was dribbling the ball, a player from the opposing team slugged him in order to get the ball. As a result of this act there was: a. A crime and a tort of battery. b. Only a crime. c. Only a tort of battery. d. No crime or tort of battery since both players voluntarily consented to participating in the basketball game. Incorrect. Please review Top Ten Concept # 2.

Answer 1

Answer:a) a crime and a tort of battery

Explanation:A crime is an action against the law or country, a tort is an action against an individual. The case would be perceived as a crime and a tort of battery because the offence was an action against the wellbeing of a human which would make it a criminal offence. It also becomes a tort of battery when the person who was injured sues for compensation from the culprit.