Assault and battery
Winfield has given an interesting example , distinguishing assault and battery , which is popularly accepted by all . According to Winfield , when...
Nuisance and Trespass
Trespass and Nuisance are two different matters being mutually exclusive from one another .
But there is similarity only on one point , that is...
Servant and an Independent contractor
The essential distinction between a servant and an independent contractor may be shown by the following tabular form .
Servant .
Independent contractor .
1.
A servant works...
Damnum sine injuria
The maxim ‘damnum sine injuria ‘ literally means that there is an act which caused damage but no legal right is infringed . Such...
Innuendo
The term Innuendo means an explanatory statement in the plaint to be given by the plaintiff to the effect that though the alleged words...
UBI JUS IBI REMEDIUM
The word ‘Jus’ means the legal authority to do or demand something, and the word ‘remedium’ means the right of action in a Court...
Injuria sine Damnum
This maxim ‘ Injuria sine Damnum ‘ is just opposite to the maxim ‘ damnum sine injuria’ .
The word ‘ damnum ‘ means damage . This damage may...
Difference Between Tort and Crime
Though the tort and crime , apparently , seem to be resemble to each other , there are differences in between the two ....
EX TURPI CAUSA NON ORITUR ACTIO
This maxim literally means that an action does not arise from an immoral cause.
According to the law of torts , the damage sustained by...
Damage and Damages
The terms ‘ damage ‘ and ‘ damages ‘ are not synonymous in meaning . The term ‘damages ‘ is not also plural form...