It was a beautiful fall evening in Tortville, Indiana, and as Sheriff Mannix Cannon eased his 300-pound body out of his patrol car to proceed to the Tortville High School football field, he couldn't help but be optimistic. Maybe tonight he could just concentrate on his favorite things in the world: Tortville Titan football; his quarterback son, Loose; his cheerleader daughter, Trixie; and of course, sports cuisine.
It was already in the second quarter when Cannon took his seat. Tortville was leading the perennial powerhouse Corporate Raiders by a score of 28-0. Tortville had the ball, and Loose rolled out to make a pass. After Loose released the ball, Corporate's frustrated All-State linebacker, Burton Battery, made a cheap shot on Loose, knocking Loose into the Tortville cheerleaders on the sideline. Cheerleader Vicky Victim's leg was hurt when Loose bumped into her.
While Loose was trying to comfort Vicky, Trixie began to taunt Burton. As she turned away from him, Burton charged at her. Loose jumped up and knocked Burton out. Hearing the noise, Trixie turned and realized how close she had come to being flattened by Burton. The thought made her very fearful and she began to cry.
Sheriff Cannon missed all this action, however, because an agitated student told him that he needed to come to the old, unused concession stand. When he arrived at the stand, he saw Jennifer Jones sitting outside crying. Jones, who walked with the aid of crutches, told Sheriff Cannon that local politician Fred False had heard that Jennifer and her best friend, Millie Smith, were saying unkind things about his bid for a spot on the Tortville town council. False had taken Smith into the old concession stand and was berating her loudly. Before he had done this, however, he had taken Jones' crutches and told her not to move.
Cannon walked into the concession stand and confronted False. Smith, whose exit through the door had been blocked by False, ran out of the concession stand and to her friend. Cannon noted that Smith might have exited the concession stand by pulling herself over the counter, but she apparently felt that she wasn't strong enough to do so. Cannon threw up his hands and muttered, "Looks like a civil matter to me."
As Cannon was making his way back to the stands, he received an urgent message to proceed to Maple Street. He hurried to his patrol car and hurriedly drove to the scene.
When Cannon arrived, he observed Deborah Distress and her neighbor, Ellen Exhibitionist, engaged in an argument. As Cannon left his car, Deborah ran over and cried, "You've got to do something about this shameless hussy, she parades around in her house in her birthday suit with the shades up. She lured my 10-year old boy onto her property with her exhibition and now she wants to sue for trespass."
After Cannon got Deborah settled down, he discovered that her curious son, George, had seen Ellen from his bedroom window. He went out to his yard and as he peered inside Ellen's house, he passed out and fell onto Ellen's property.
How many torts can you find in this scenario? Are there any defenses?