Are you liable if you were asked to hit a friend in the face horsing around and it broke his jaw?
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Are you liable if you were asked to hit a friend in the face horsing around and it broke his jaw?
Bunch of friend horsing around. One
guy wanted people to hit him in the
face. He asked several times. 2 people
did it. Playing. No one was mad before
or after. It broke his jaw. Is this assault?
Asked on April 8, 2017 under Personal Injury, Missouri
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
This is not assault or battery because both require that they occur without consent.
Assault is intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an immediate battery without consent or legal privilege. Battery is the physical contact.
Battery is the harmful or offensive touching of another person without consent or legal privilege.
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