white v muniz

Try it free for 7 days! White, on behalf of Everlys estate, then appealed the decision to the Colorado Supreme Court.Want more details on this case? e;6 Keeton 8. Issue: Does an intentional tort require proof a tortfeasor not only intended to contact another Hence, if an actor of average intelligence performs such an act, the jury can determine that the actor had the requisite intent to cause a harmful or offensive contact, even though the actor denies having such thoughts. It provides that no state shall make or enforce any law which shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the laws. Here are the key concepts concerning equal protection: Restatement (Second) of Torts 18 (1965)(emphasis added); see also Hall v. McBryde, 919 P.2d 910, 913-14 (Colo.App.1996); Restatement, supra, 13. (Emphasis added.) The Colorado Supreme Court in a 2000 decision did not impose tort liability on an Alzheimer's patient in a personal care center who struck a caregiver ( White v. Muniz ). 36. Muniz v. White - 979 P.2d 23 (Colo. App. The actor thus could be held liable for battery because a reasonable person would find an injury offensive or harmful, irrespective of the intent of the actor to harm or offend. Facts: Muniz tried to change Everlys diaper and Everly struck Muniz on jaw and ordered her As we hold today, the actor's intent to harm or offend is an element of the claim. See Mujica v. Turner, 582 So. 4. Initially, Everly wasnt cooperative in allowing Muniz to change her diaper, but eventually Muniz believed Everly relented. Question Presented: Does an intentional act of contact with another . The jury was given the following instruction on intent: A person intends to make a contact with another person if she does an act for the purpose of bringing about such a contact, whether or not she also intends that the contact be harmful or offensive. It hardly seems that this should be a problem: Dont we all owe a duty to everyone not to injure them by our own negligence? The Constitution of the United States is the instrument by which We the People created a new national government. She married on December 9, 1994 and the caption changed accordingly. More recently, some courts around the nation have abandoned this dual intent requirement in an intentional tort setting, that being an intent to contact and an intent that the contact be harmful or offensive, and have required only that the tortfeasor intend a contact with another that results in a harmful or offensive touching. Munizs claims against Everly for assault and battery were submitted to the jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of the estate of Everly (who died during the pendency of the action). Introduction to Individual Rights, The Elusive Element of Duty: Two Principles in Search of an Exception, Constitutional Rights During Police Interrogation. The error relates to Instruction 11 and to the first paragraph of Instruction 13, in which there is a suggestion that the conduct need only result in harmful or offensive contact, even without the actor's intent to harm or offend. 3, is merely an affirmative grant of legislative power to Congress, authorizing it [t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. In Chapter 5, we examine the extent to which Congress may legislate under this clause. More recently, some courts around the nation have abandoned this dual intent requirement in an intentional tort setting, that being an intent to contact and an intent that the contact be harmful or offensive, and have required only that the tortfeasor intend a contact with another that results in a harmful or offensive touching. The negligence claim against the Whites was dismissed prior to trial. Everly did not possess the necessary intent to commit an assault or battery. Thepetitioneris an African American woman and married a white man in the District of Columbia. The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) Daily Op. POSSESSION, PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND ADVERSE POSSESSION, Chapter 8. The officer thought he smelled alcohol on one of the individuals breath and began sobriety tests. Courts occasionally have intertwined these two distinct understandings of the requisite intent. We find that the law of Colorado requires the jury to conclude that the defendant both intended the contact and intended it to be harmful or offensive. Brief Fact Summary. https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-overviewHave Questions about this Case? The Separation of Powers out of the room. While some courts require both intent to make a bodily contact and intent to harm or offend, or dual intent, others require just intent to make bodily contact, or single intent. Several jurisdictions have approved of this so-called fireman's rule approach. Ins. [4] Muniz originally filed suit in her name at the time, Sherry Lynn Hutcheson. The plaintiff need not prove, however, that the actor intended the harm that actually results. Copyright 2023 StudeerSnel B.V., Keizersgracht 424, 1016 GC Amsterdam, KVK: 56829787, BTW: NL852321363B01, White was granddaughter of Everly who placed her into the facility, of instruction which stated person with dementia must have appreciated of, person, but also that the contact be harmful or of, Everly did not possess the necessary intent to commit an assault or batte, Psychology (David G. Myers; C. Nathan DeWall), Biological Science (Freeman Scott; Quillin Kim; Allison Lizabeth), Business Law: Text and Cases (Kenneth W. Clarkson; Roger LeRoy Miller; Frank B. Please try again. Our conclusion comported with the Restatement's definition of intent; it did not state a new special rule for children, but applied the general rule to the context of an intentional tort of battery committed by a child. [9]See Johnson v. Lambotte, 147 Colo. 203, 206, 363 P.2d 165, 166 (1961). He argued that the instruction improperly broadened the holding in Horton v. Reaves, 186 Colo. 149, 526 P.2d 304 (1974), where the supreme court held that an infant must appreciate the offensiveness or wrongfulness of her conduct to be liable for an intentional tort. (2) An act which is not done with the intention stated in Subsection (1, a) does not make the actor liable to the other for a mere offensive contact with the other's person although the act involves an unreasonable risk of inflicting it and, therefore, would be negligent or reckless if the risk threatened bodily harm. Citation478 U.S. 186, 106 S. Ct. 2841, 92 L. Ed. White v. Muniz, 999 P.2d 814 (Colo. Apr. The plaintiff need not prove, however, that the actor intended the harm that actually results. Contact us. White v. Muniz, No. Because the trial court refused to allow Muniz to bring a negligence claim for procedural reasons, we do not address the negligence issues present here. CHAPTER 1 Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Every Bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below: PLUS: Hundreds of law school topic-related videos from In Horton v. Reaves, the Supreme Court held that in order to hold an infant liable for his intentional tort, the infant must appreciate the offensiveness or wrongfulness of the act. of instruction which stated person with dementia must have appreciated offensiveness of her In this case, we have the opportunity to examine intent in the context of an injury inflicted by a mentally deficient, Alzheimer's patient. examined Everly at Longmont United Hospital. In October of 1993, Barbara White placed her eighty-three year-old grandmother, Helen Everly, in an assisted living facility, the Beatrice Hover Personal Care Center. Annual Subscription ($175 / Year), Citation. This chapter addresses the elusive element of duty. On November 21, 1993, the caregiver in charge of Everly's wing asked Sherry Lynn Muniz, a shift supervisor at Hover, to change Everly's adult diaper. 5. A police officer found two individuals in a car parked on the side of a highway. See Hall v. Walter, 969 P.2d 224, 238 (Colo.1998) (stating that the court presumes the jury followed instructions in reaching its verdict). Importance: Products liability is the fastest-growing, and probably now the most economically significant, branch of tort law. Muniz requested the following instruction: "A person who has been found incompetent may intend to do an act even if he or she lacked control of reason and acted unreasonably." This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Synopsis of Rule of La Citation388 U.S. 1 (1967) White v. Muniz, 999 P.2d 814 (Colo. Apr. See Horton, 186 Colo. at 155-56, 526 P.2d at 307-08. The fact that a person may suffer from Dementia, Alzheimer type, does not prevent a finding that she acted intentionally. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Victims may still bring intentional tort actions against mentally disabled adults, but to prevail, they must Ramey v. Knorr. White v. Muniz Colorado Supreme Court 999 P.2d 814 (2000) Facts White (defendant) moved her elderly grandmother, Everly, into a nursing home. [1] We granted certiorari to determine: "Whether the element of `intent' in an intentional tort requires that the defendant appreciate the offensiveness of her conduct, and whether the court of appeals erred by refusing to apply this court's rule in Horton v. Reaves, 186 Colo. 149, 526 P.2d 304 (1974), to a mentally incapacitated adult." Plaintiff filed a suit for assault and battery but the court ruled in favor of the elderly woman and her granddaughter. Facts: Marbury was a justices-of-the-peace whom President Adams, on his last day in office, appointed for the District of Columbia. Ct.App.1991); Gould v. American Family Mut. Offensive - Reasonable sense of personal dignity - No consent. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Because Colorado law requires a dual intent, we apply here the Restatement's definition of the term. As a pre-law student you are automatically registered for the Casebriefs LSAT Prep Course. The same principles would apply in the assault context. P is saying that intent to contact is enough. Substantially affects commerce: The activity being regulated substantially affects commerce; and The question we here address is whether an intentional tort requires some proof that the tortfeasor not only intended to contact another person, but also intended that the contact be harmful or offensive to the other person. There is no fundamental constitutional right to engage in homosexual sodomy. A jury, as trier of fact, may conclude that a mentally deficient person is liable for tortious conduct; however, in so doing the jury must find that the actor intended offensive or harmful consequences. CHAPTER 8 Because White v. Muniz, supra, did not arise under the Act, we do not read the definition of battery approved in that case to apply in the context of evaluating whether an employee's tort claim is barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Act. We presume that the jury "looked into the mind of Everly," and reasoned that Everly did not possess the necessary intent to commit an assault or a battery. 1991); Anicet v. Gant, 580 So. An elderly woman who was placed in a personal care center began to exhibit erratic behavior, becoming agitated easily and acting aggressively toward others on occasion. Service 4354, 2000 Daily Journal DAR 5845, 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. White seeks an extension of Horton to the mentally ill, [7] and Muniz argues that a mere voluntary movement by Everly can constitute the requisite intent. Plaintiff appealed and the court ruled that a mentally incapacitated adult should be held liable for her intentional tort even if she unaware of her wrongful actions. Please check your email and confirm your registration. Chapter 9 In Horton v. Reaves, 186 Colo. 149, 526 P.2d 304 (1974), we examined the jury instructions used to determine if a four-year-old boy and a three-year-old boy intentionally battered an infant when they dropped a baby who suffered skull injuries as a result. The same principles would apply in the assault context. On one occasion, she struck plaintiff care-giver in the jaw. POSSESSION, PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND ADVERSE POSSESSION. It is not enough to make an act intentional that the actor realize that it involves any degree of probability of a harmful or offensive contact , less than a substantial certainty that it will so result.Restatement, supra, 18 cmt. Muniz alleged that, while caring for Everly one evening and attempting to change her soaked diapers, Everly struck her in the jaw, spat and swore at her, and told her to get out of her room. An act which is not done with the intention previously stated does not make the actor liable to the other for a mere offensive contact with the other's person although the act involves an unreasonable risk of inflicting it, and therefore, would be negligent or reckless if the risk threatened bodily harm. The Federal Rules provide for both permissive and compulsory counterclaims. The Dormant Commerce Clause The jury decided that the patient was unable to appreciate that her actions were wrong. Muniz originally filed suit in her name at the time, Sherry Lynn Hutcheson. It necessarily had to consider her mental capabilities in making such a finding, including her age, infirmity, education, skill, or any other characteristic as to which the jury had evidence. On its face, the Commerce Clause, Article I, 8, cl. REGULATION OF SPEECH BECAUSE OF ITS CONTENT *815 Rather, we conclude that under the facts present in this case, in order to recover on a theory of intentional tort, the plaintiff, Sherry Lynn Muniz, was required to prove that Everly intended to commit an act and that Everly intended the act to result in a harmful or offensive contact. [4] The case proceeded to a jury trial on March 17, 1997. We conclude that an examination of this approach falls beyond the scope of the issue on certiorari. Get the rule of law, issues, holding and reasonings, and more case facts here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/white-v-munizThe Quimbee App features over 16,300 case briefs keyed to 223 casebooks. White seeks an extension of Horton to the mentally ill, and Muniz argues that a mere voluntary movement by Everly can constitute the requisite intent. Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. Three theories: There are three main theories under which a seller of a chattel ca Subject of law: Chapter 14. 1. INTRODUCTION You may find that she acted intentionally if she intended to do what she did, even *816 though her reasons and motives were entirely irrational. Facts: Kelly sued for damages. The police techniques may not have violated their Due Process rights because they were not so coercive as to produce involuntary confessions. See id. The court of appeals reasoned that insanity may not be asserted as a defense to an intentional tort, and thus, concluded that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that Everly must have appreciated the offensiveness of her conduct. Id. You may find that she acted intentionally if she intended to do what she did, even though her reasons and motives were entirely irrational. A jury can, of course, find a mentally deficient person liable for an intentional tort, but in order to do so, the jury must find that the actor intended offensive or harmful consequences. offensiveness of her conduct in order to be liable for intentional tort of battery. Based on this incident, she filed a complaint against Everly and Barbara White and Timothy White, Everly's granddaughter and her husband. The Dormant Commerce Clause. Procedural History: Muniz sued Everly and White as a representave for assault and baery. The jury found in Defendants favor having concluded that Everly lacked the requisite intent to sustain a cause of action. Thus, it was not enough that a person intentionally contacted another resulting in a harmful or offensive contact. Synopsis of Rule of Law. (2)An act which is not done with the intention stated in Subsection (1, a) does not make the actor liable to the other for a mere offensive contact with the other's person although the act involves an unreasonable risk of inflicting it and, therefore, would be negligent or reckless if the risk threatened bodily harm. These courts would find intent in contact to the back of a friend that results in a severe, unexpected injury even though the actor did not intend the contact to be harmful or offensive. 17, 2000) Brief Fact Summary. This result complied with both the Colorado jury instruction at the time, and the definition of battery in the Restatement. Thank you and the best of luck to you on your LSAT exam. Petitioners Shelley, blacks, received property from Fitzgerald a warranty deed to the property in question but the respondents, the owners of the property, sought to take the possession back pursuant to the terms of the restrictive covenant, which petitioners were not aware of its existence. MULTI-PARTY AND MULTI-CLAIM LITIGATION, Chapter 1. See Brzoska, 668 A.2d at 1360 (approving the Restatement view of the intent element of a battery, but summarizing the rule as the intentional, unpermitted contact upon the person of another which is harmful or offensive) (emphasis added); Keeton, supra, 8 (noting that applying the element of intent frequently confuses authorities). Zak sought to represent himself at trial and the trial judge made a proper Faretta inquiry and obtained a proper waiver from Zak of his right to counsel. 8.1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW As a result, we reject the arguments of Muniz and find that the trial court delivered an adequate instruction to the jury.[8]. Our decision may appear to erode that principle. However, the actor does not have to intend the harm that actually results. It is hornbook law that the plaintiff in a negligence case must prove four elements in order to recover: duty, breach, causation, and damages. In Breunig, the court stated that " Johnson is not a case of sudden mental seizure with no forewarning Case Name: White v. Muniz Citation: 999 P.2d 814 (Colo. 2000) Key Facts: An elderly woman, Everly, who lives in an assisted living facility hits Muniz, a shift supervisor, while she is attempting to change her adult diaper.Everly was diagnosed with progressive dementia, loss of memory, impulse control and judgment, and Alzheimers. See Keeton, supra, 8. She diagnosed Everly with "[p]rimary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type, senile onset, with depression.". In his report, the guardian ad litem concluded that Everly suffered from senile dementia, Alzheimer type, in accordance with the medical reports. Furthermore, because the mentally disabled are held to the reasonable person standard in negligence actions, victims may find relief more easily under a negligence cause of action. 2d 273, (Fla.Dist. Jury reasoned that 4449, 2000-1 U.S. Tax Cas. Petitioner, Barbara White, as personal representative of the estate of Helen Everly, appeals the decision of the court of appeals in Muniz v. White, 979 P.2d 23, 25 (Colo.App.1998), which determined that a mentally incapacitated adult should be held liable for her intentional tort even if she was unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. Because a child made the contact, the jury had to examine the objective evidence to determine if the child actors intended their actions to be offensive or harmful. The Separation of Powers. MULTI-PARTY AND MULTI-CLAIM LITIGATION Since the jury found for the defendant even in the face of the error, the error has no bearing on our decision. Muniz's counsel objected to the last sentence of the instruction, claiming that it misstated the law. You're all set! 98SC760. See W. Page Keeton et al., Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts 8 (5th ed.1984); Dan B. Dobbs, The Law of Torts 30 (2000). Our conclusion comported with the Restatement's definition of intent; it did not state a new special rule for children, but applied the general rule to the context of an intentional tort of battery committed by a child. The legal action to remove a trespasser is called ejectment. I. Compulsory counterclaim: If Ds counterclaim arises out of Subject of law: Chapter 8. Thus, it was not enough that a person intentionally contacted another resulting in a harmful or offensive contact. White v. Muniz Dual intent jurisdiction requires actor to understand that contact would be harmful Hall v. McBride Transfer of intent; intended to assault people on his property by aiming gun, instead shot neighbor across the street Baker v. Shymkiv See id. D is trying to say that she did not know that what she was doing was bad. Casebriefs is concerned with your security, please complete the following, Supported Credit Cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, LSAT Logic Games (June 2007 Practice Exam), LSAT Logical Reasoning I (June 2007 Practice Exam), LSAT Logical Reasoning II (June 2007 Practice Exam), You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our newsletter, I Agree to the End-User License Agreement, Establishing A Claim For Intentional Tort To Person Or Property, The Lawyer-Client Privilege and the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, PART I. We find that the law of Colorado requires the jury to conclude that the defendant both intended the contact and intended it to be harmful or offensive. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our newsletter, If you have not signed up for your Casebriefs Cloud account Click Here, Thank you for registering as a Pre-Law Student with Casebriefs. Indeed, initially Everly refused to allow Muniz to change her diaper, but eventually Muniz thought that Everly relented. Intentional torts may be committed in one of two ways: 1) when the defendant intends to cause the harm resulting from his or her actions; and 2) when the defendant has substantial certainty that harm will result. [3] For simplicity, we address the issues in this case in terms of the battery claim only. A link to your Casebriefs LSAT Prep Course Workbook will begin to download upon confirmation of your email White v. Muniz - dual intent for elements of battery in the context of a woman suffering from alzheimer's - Contact- bodily contact is sufficient - Physical harm- not always necessary. The most important concepts in this Chapter are: Victims may still bring intentional tort actions against mentally disabled adults, but to prevail, they must prove all the elements of the alleged tort. Justice KOURLIS delivered the Opinion of the Court. The actor need not have intended, however, the harm that actually resulted from his action. In November of 1994, Muniz filed suit alleging assault and battery3 against Everly, and negligence against Barbara and Timothy White.4 The case proceeded to a jury trial on March 17, 1997.5 While arguing outside the presence of the jury for specific jury instructions, the parties took differing positions on the mental state required to commit the alleged intentional torts. INTRODUCTION Historically, the intentional tort of battery required a subjective desire on the part of the tortfeasor to inflict a harmful or offensive contact on another. DUE PROCESS OF LAW. Thank you and the best of luck to you on your LSAT exam. The caregiver informed Muniz that Everly was not cooperating in that effort. The actor need not have intended, however, the harm that actually resulted from his action. Trespassers: As a general rule, the landowner owes no duty to a trespasser to make her land Subject of law: Chapter 9. Because Colorado law requires a dual intent, we apply here the Restatement's definition of the term. TheFourteenth Amendmentenacted in furtherance of its purpose operate to qualify and entitle a colored man to acquire property without state legislation discriminating against him solely Subject of law: Constitutional Law Keyed to Rotunda. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the court of appeals, and remand the case to that court for reinstatement of the jury verdict in favor of White and consideration of any remaining issues. Cross), Principles of Environmental Science (William P. 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