ABSTRACT
Tort is an elusive term which legal scholars have had considerable difficulty in defining. One eminent authority on the subject wrote that it is doubtful whether any textbook has ever successfully introduced all of the dimensions of the term.1 However, for the purpose of this book, we will settle on this definition: a tort is a group of civil wrongs, other than breach of contract, for which a court may provide a remedy in the form of damages. Tort actions are brought to compensate individuals for harm caused to them by unreasonable conduct of others. Social norms and custom provide the basis for legal precedent in the determination of that which is considered unacceptable or unreasonable conduct.
