Law Case Assignment

Jim Jones and Bob Black * Jim Jones checked Bob Black during a hockey game * Bob Black slashed Jim Jones on the back of the neck with the hockey stick opening a gash * Jim Jones threatened Bob Black during the hockey game * Jim Jones asked Bob Black to step outside and fight him when he later ran into him * Jim Jones sustained severe neck damage from Bob Black * Jim Jones had turned down a $50 000 hockey contract to finish school, but was planning on turning pro next year * Bob Black is a karate student * Jim Jones will never play a contact sport again

* Tort of Assault * Bob Black brings against Jim Jones * Jim Jones shouted his threat at Bob Black at the hockey game in front of witnesses * Just moments before the threat was issued Jim Jones and Bob Black both had dropped their gloves and were getting ready to fight before the referees pulled them apart. Reasonable person. * A reasonable person wouldn't threaten someone without trying to invoke fear * Bob Black may be a much smaller man, but he is proficient in karate and a similar person in the same situation would not be afraid * No action * Tort of Assault * Bob Black brings against Jim Jones * Same facts as above just instead in cafeteria * No action * Tort of Battery * Jim Jones brings against Bob Black * Bob Black karate chopped the back of Jim Jones's neck * When a trained martial artist swings their hand towards someone they meant to hit them * A reasonable trained martial artist would know the effect of a karate chop to injure an individual * Jim Jones is severely injured * Defense * Self Defense * We were both in a fight. It's not like I just walked up to him and hit him. * As a trained martial artist you used excessive force. Could have detained him without injuring. *