Business Law MBA - TORT
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PSB Training Academy provides law learning materials in Kolkata, India. The document defines tort as a wrongful act under civil law, derived from the Latin word "tortum" meaning twisted or crooked. It distinguishes between three types of tortious acts: malfeasance refers to the actual commission of an unlawful act; misfeasance is the improper performance of a lawful act; and non-feasance is the non-performance of an act that one is legally obligated to perform, such as a doctor failing to treat patients.
Business Law MBA - TORT
- 1. PSB Training Academy | Tollygunge, Malancha Cinema, 42 Vivekananda Nagar Kolkata 700 040 9748882085, 9331998872, 9231337173, psbtutorials@gmail.com www.psbtutorials.weebly.com PSB Learning Material LAW P 2015 1 Torts The term tort is derived from the latin word Tortum which means wrong. Tortum means twisted or crooked and implies conduct which is not straightforward or lawful. Feasance means doing. Malfeasance and misfeasance results from commission i.e positive acts. Non feasance refers to omission i.e negative acts. Tortuous act is explained in terms of Malfeasance- Refers to actual commission of an unlawful act. Ex- Driving a car without a license. Misfeasance- Improper performance of a lawful act, ex- driving a four-wheeler while holding a license of two wheeler Non- Feasance- Non- performance of an act, when one is under legal duty to perform it.Ex- A doctor is not doing the treatment of his patients which he is bound to do.