An intentional tort occurs when one person makes advertant physical contact with another without that person's consent.
Implicit duty exists to respect others' bodily integrity.
Conduct proven unlawful by definition of intentional torts. Defendant liable for all harms directly caused by unlawful conduct. Other cases involving mischievous little boys exemplify tort law's concern on intended acts, rather than consequences. Requisite intentionality transferred to plaintiff because defendant threw intended to hit someone. Assault requires more than words, requisite present intent to harm missing.