Intentional touching of another in an unreasonable and violent manner is considered battery.
The touching of another in anger constitutes battery.
If there is no violence or no intent to touch, there is no battery.
Reasoning:
Modern definition of battery…
Battery is the harmful or offensive touching of another person with the intent to bring about the harmful or offensive touching.
Intent may be defined as acting with the purpose of bringing about an act or consequence OR knowing to a substantial certainty that an act or consequence will follow.
The contact must be unreasonable to an average person.
Battery may be caused through transferred intent.
Dissent:
None.
Notes:
Anger or violence is not necessary in the modern definition of battery.
Intentional contact results in battery if the contact is harmful or offensive to an average reasonable person.
The victim does not have to be aware of the contact when it occurs (i.e. cutting open of other parts during surgery).
