While attending a baseball game cheering for the home team,a fan of the other team sneaks up behind Jack and hits Jack on the head with a hard piece of pizza crust,injuring Jack.Jack has no idea he is about to be hit and is severely embarrassed when his friends see that he was injured by a pizza crust.Which of the following torts has the fan committed?

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The fan has committed battery by intentionally hitting Jack with the pizza crust, causing injury. The fact that Jack did not see the attack coming or was embarrassed by the nature of the object used does not change the nature of the tort committed. Assault requires the intentional creation of reasonable fear in the victim of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, which did not occur in this case. Negligent infliction of emotional distress would require the fan to have acted negligently and caused Jack to suffer emotional distress, which is not evident in this scenario.

While Attending a Baseball Game Cheering for the Home Team,a