444: Listen and Learn -- Property-Based Intentional Torts

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in an episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing property intentional torts and their specific defenses.

In this episode we discuss:

• A brief review of intentional torts
• When is a defendant liable for trespass to land?
• The differences between trespass to chattels and conversion
• The necessity defense for property intentional torts
• The case Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co.
• Two hypos from previous California bar exams involving property intentional torts

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-substantive-law-topics/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2016 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/February2016CBX_QuestionsSelectedAnswers_R.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2022 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/February-2022-CBX-Essay-Qs-and-Selected-Answers.pdf)
• Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co. (https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/torts/torts-keyed-to-epstein/intentionally-inflicted-harm-the-prima-facie-case-and-defenses/vincent-v-lake-erie-transportation-co-2/)
• First-Hand Guide to 1L Courses – Property (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/first-hand-guide-to-1l-courses-property/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-444-listen-and-learn-property-based-intentional-torts/)

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