The only significant difference between a tort right and a contract right is that in the contractual case, there was once an agreement. In a tort situation, no prior agreement is necessary to secure the right. In any event, a property right can be asserted in either a tort or a contractual suit. Trespass is a tort. Assault is a tort.
Battery is a tort.
Intentional torts are torts. Failure to yield an object for which value was duly paid pursuant to an agreement is a contractual claim.