Defendant was the owner and operator of the Argonne Apartments in the city of Seattle. Plaintiff had been a tenant in one of the apartments for approximately a year prior to April 29 . On this day, the plaintiff had made arrangements to move to another apartment house. When moving men came for her furniture, the defendant landlord appeared on the scene with a pistol in hand and threatened to
shoot them full of holes if they moved a single article belonging to the plaintiff. Soon thereafter, standing only a few feet from the plaintiff, the landlord pointed the pistol at her face and threatened to shoot her. Which tort(s), if any, has been committed?
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Both a and b are correct.
d. None of the above; he only threatened harm.
A
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