Which of the following is NOT an example of an Intentional Tort?

• A. Breach of Duty
• B. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
• C. Battery
• D. Trespass

Answer: (A)

Intentional torts require an intent to cause harm or offensive contact, or at least knowledge that such harm is substantially certain to result. The cases listed—battery, trespass, and intentional infliction of emotional distress—all involve purposeful or reckless conduct aimed at or affecting another’s rights, which fits that pattern.

Breach of duty, however, belongs to negligence. It’s about failing to meet the standard of care owed to others, not about intending to cause harm. You prove negligence by showing duty, breach, causation, and damages. A breach can occur without any intent to harm—like a driver who fails to exercise reasonable care and causes an accident—even though no one intended to cause injury.

So, the one that is not an intentional tort is breach of duty.