Ricki Pyle, a notorious prankster, telephoned Michelle Coopersburg. She told Michelle that her brother had been terribly injured in a horrible accident. "He is near death at the Our Lady of the River Hospital." Twenty minutes later Ricki phoned Michelle again and giggling finally told her it was "just a practical joke." Has Ricki committed a tort?

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Ricki Pyle, a notorious prankster, telephoned Michelle Coopersburg. She told Michelle that her brother had been terribly injured in a horrible accident. "He is near death at the Our Lady of the River Hospital." Twenty minutes later Ricki phoned Michelle again and giggling finally told her it was "just a practical joke." Has Ricki committed a tort?

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The Answer of Ricki Pyle, a notorious prankster, telephoned Michelle Coopersburg. She told Michelle that her brother had been terribly injured in a horrible accident. "He is near death at the Our Lady of the River Hospital." Twenty minutes later Ricki phoned Michelle again and giggling finally told her it was "just a practical joke." Has Ricki committed a tort?

Ricki Pyle, a Notorious Prankster, Telephoned Michelle Coopersburg