wrongful act

wrongful act
Any act which in the ordinary course will infringe upon the rights of another to his damage, unless it is done in the exercise of an equal or superior right. Brennan v United Hatters of North America, 73 NJL 729,65 A 165; Louis Kamm, Inc. v Flink, 113 NJL 582, 175 A 62, 99 ALR 1. The words are comprehensive enough to include negligent acts, but they are intended primarily to cover cases where the act was wanton or was intentionally committed, or where one may have counseled or procured another to do it, when, in contemplation of law, the act of counseling or advising makes the wrongful act his own. See Foreman v Taylor Coal Co. 112 Ky 845, 66 SW 1044.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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