Can a tort only exist if the person who commits it intended to do so?

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No, the defendant does not have to have "intent" to be heldliable for a tort.The plaintiff only has the prove that damages were caused andthat the defendant caused them. Whether the defendant caused themintentionally or negligently is, usually, irrelevant.

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