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A mother and her six-year-old child were on a walk when the mother stopped to talk with an elderly neighbor. Because the child resented having his mother's attention diverted by the neighbor, the child angrily threw himself against the neighbor and knocked her to the ground. The neighbor suffered a broken wrist as a result of the fall. In an action for battery by the neighbor against the child, what is the strongest argument for liability

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Answer:

The child intended to throw himself against the neighbor. (Torts-Intentional Torts)

Step-by-step explanation:

Intentional torts can be described as a type of tort that comes up when a person acts on another person wrongly. It is a wrongful act that a person plans out carries out and not quite all right of the actions.

This child intentionally carried out this action on the neighbour, so he is liable for his doings. He intentionally knocked the woman to the ground. her injurie is as a result of his intentional act.

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