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Torts Practice Problems Exam 2025 Questions and Answers In a crowded subway two people are standing next to each other because there are no available seats. Person 1 looks down and notices that Person 2 has shiny, new shoes. Person 1 thinking that it would be funny and a good natured prank, decides to step on person 2's shoes to scuff them a little. As he does so the train slows suddenly and instead of just scuffing the shoes with light contact Person 1 ends up stomping Person 2's shoe with a lot of force. Person 2 suffers injury to his toes but there is no actual damage to the shoe. For what intentional tort, if any, may Person 1 be liable? - --Answer --- Person 1 may be liable for battery. - Even though there was no intent to commit a battery, there was the intent to commit a trespass to chattel by scuffing the shoe. Even though the shoe ended up not being scuffed, because harmful or offensive contact occurred (damage to toes), the intent to commit trespass to chattel transfers via the doctrine of transferred intent to satisfy all the elements of the tort of battery. ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1