Part 1
The weather is sunny and warm, and business is brisk on the day you begin your lemonade sales. You are
nearing the end of your business day and have counted $57 in your cashbox when "Larry the Leech," the
biggest bully on the block, rides up on his bicycle (that he "borrowed" from you over three months ago),
supposedly to buy some lemonade. You know better. He glances scornfully at you and shouts, "You call that
lemonade? I bet it's full of ants or arsenic!" Several of your neighbors overhear but ignore his remarks,
though one potential customer cringes as he sees Larry pump a fist at him. The potential customer walks
As he heads for home, he knocks down your baby sister who is out on her tricycle.He then throws his
burning cigarette butt across his shoulder, and it strikes your hand. You shake the butt off your hand, and it
lands on the "Lemonade: $.50 a cup" sign. The sign ignites, setting the cashbox (an old cardboard shoebox
with about $40 worth of dollars in it) on fire. There goes the majority of your profits. You burn the soles of
your shoes as you stomp out the fire, suffering first-degree burns on your palms as you fan away the flames
with a dish towel.
In addition, your ninety-year-old Grandma O'Reilly, who moved into your house because hers recently
burned down, observes everything from her second floor window; when she sees the flames, she shouts,
"Fire, fire!" and then faints in shock. You are so upset that you can barely speak, but somehow you manage
to squeak out, "Larry, I will sue you, you sorry excuse for a human being!"
Later you receive a message that someone posted on your Facebook page. Sure enough, you find a
posting there about "loser" you and your "loser" poisonous lemonade, accompanied by a picture of a
monkey.
Can you sue Larry for the harm he has caused you and your business?
Write a four- to five-paragraph response to this question. In it, you should consider the following questions:
Are there any intentional torts in this example? If there are, how do you define them, and against whom
were they committed?
Provide examples where the intent is specific, general, or transferred.
Why are these torts? Are there any possible crimes?
Are there any defenses to Larry's actions? Does it matter if he is a minor or mentally incompetent?
For what should you be compensated?
Part 2
Based on the above example, let your imagination roam and create your own one to one and one-half (1 to
1 ½) page fact pattern based on intentional torts. Include at least eight intentional torts in your example.
List and define the intentional torts, detailing against whom they were committed.
Provide examples where the intent is specific, general, or transferred.
Describe why these are torts. Are there any possible crimes?
Do any defenses exist?
For what should the injured person or persons be compensated?