Tort liability definition

Tort liability means the liability of a party as determined by a court in a tort action as defined in section 2307.011 of the Revised Code.
Tort liability means a liability that would be imposed by law in the absence of any contract or agreement.
Tort liability means the liability of a party as determined by a court in a tort action defined in continuing law as a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property.

Examples of Tort liability in a sentence

  • Tort liability means a liability that would be imposed by law in the absence of any contract or agreement.


More Definitions of Tort liability

Tort liability means failure to use reasonable care when such failure results in injury to another and for which a civil action can be brought.
Tort liability means financial responsibility adjudicated in the context of a civil lawsuit for a wrongful act or the infringement of a right other than one arising in contract. Negligence is perhaps the most common example of a tort.
Tort liability means legal liability to pay damages resulting from negligent acts or omissions, but only if such damages would be owed in the absence of any contract or agreement.
Tort liability means the legal obligation to pay damages for an injury in an accident adjudged to have been caused by a tortfeasor, under applicable state law;
Tort liability means legal liability to pay damages resulting from negligent acts or omissions, but only if such damages would be owed in the absence of any contract or agreement. This Additional Coverage does not apply, however, to:
Tort liability in this context means liability for a tenant’s personal injury or damage to personal property. For example, if water poured through a massive ceiling leak and ruined a tenant’s computer, a landlord would have to be liable in tort for the tenant to recover damages.
Tort liability means liability for a civil or private wrong imposed by law in the absence of any contract or agreement.