The recognition of ‘torts’ as a separate and distinct branch of th law is, as things legal go, extremely recent. The first English text-book on the subject (Addison) did not appear until 1860. Since that time, however, the subject of ‘Torts’ has probably received more attention from both legal writers and the Courts than any other subject in the law. This is understandable if one grasps the extremely wide scope of the field involved, and at the same time bears in mind the impact of modern science on the various activities in which men engage in present-day society.