Edith becomes ill at work, but her boss insists that she finish mopping the shop floor and cleaning the cabinets before she is allowed to leave. He physically prevents her from leaving the premises by watching over her until her work is finished. What tort has occurred?
Tort refers to the act where an action is taken by one person which leads to the occurrence of harm to the other party. There are basically three types of torts:
From the above discussion it is clear that the kind of tort which took place was Intentional Tort. The reason being because the boss made sure that Edith would complete her work before leaving the office premise, even after knowing that she was ill. He intentionally kept an eye on her actions so that she does not leave the premises, and ignored her ill health.
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