Question

While attending a baseball game cheering for the home team, a fan of the other team sneaks up behind Jack and hits Jack on the head with a hard piece of pizza crust, injuring Jack. Jack has no idea he is about to be hit and is severely embarrassed when his friends see that he was injured by a pizza crust. Which of the following torts has the fan committed?

A) assault and battery
B) battery and negligent infliction of emotional distress
C) battery
D) assault
E) assault, battery, and negligent infliction of emotional distress

Answer 1

Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

In simple words, In customary law, battery refers to the punishment of deliberately and voluntarily carrying forth a nonconsensual dangerous or unpleasant interaction with, or anything closely connected to, a individual. In comparison to attack, where fear of immediate touch may help a civil action, battery requires a real touch.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that the correct option is C.