Ann's actions towards Brian when she intentionally touched him can be classified as which tort?

Ann's actions can be classified as battery because battery involves intentional and unpermitted physical contact with another person. In this scenario, Ann intentionally touching Brian demonstrates the element of intent, as well as a physical act that caused contact. For an act to be considered battery, there is no requirement for the plaintiff to be harmed; the mere act of unwanted touching is sufficient to establish this tort.

Negligence pertains to a failure to exercise care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances, which does not apply here since Ann’s actions were intentional rather than careless or unintentional. Assault involves creating a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact in another person; while it may relate to the situation, it does not describe the actual physical contact that took place. Fraud relates to a deception made for personal gain, which is unrelated to Ann's physical interaction with Brian. Thus, the correct classification of Ann's actions is battery.