How to Ace FYLSE/2013 F Q4
Fact Summary
[edit | edit source]D dumped trees on P's property which caused flooding of P's property and chattel. It costs 30K to remove the tree, lowered the property value by 10k and costs 4k to buy or 5k to fix the chattel.
Comments
[edit | edit source]- This is an intentional Torts and their remedies question.
Outline [P v. D]
[edit | edit source]Trespass to Land
[edit | edit source]- Licensee
- Consent
- necessity
Legal Remedies
[edit | edit source]Damages
[edit | edit source]- actual cause
- proximate
- certain and ascertainable
- mitigation
Nominal damages
[edit | edit source]Actual damages
[edit | edit source]- Diminution in value.
- Cost of repair: removal of the trees.
Punitive damages
[edit | edit source]Special damages
[edit | edit source]Restitution
[edit | edit source]Ejectment
[edit | edit source]Equitable Remedies
[edit | edit source]- Inadequate Legal Remedy
- Balancing hardships
- No defenses (i.e. laches)
Injunction
[edit | edit source]Trespass to Chattel
[edit | edit source]- transferred intent
Conversion
[edit | edit source]Restitutionary Money Judgment
[edit | edit source]- Ejectment
- Injunction
- Feasibility
- Hardships