Contract vs. Tort

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How a tort of negligence [see page 4, differs] from a contract.

A contract aims to enforce a promise, a tort establishes a general guideline of standards (eg. Do not harm your neighbour). A contract tries to protect a persons economic prosperity, a tort aims to protect from other sorts of harm.

The repudiation for both is often to pay damages, however whereas contract damages tries to give the victim what the contract promises; Tort damages simply tries to get the victim to their original position as far as possible.