Article 1607

A person commits a fault where he intentionally applies force to or causes any impact on the body of another person, or causes another person to believe that any such force or impact is imminent, without the consent of that other person.

A fault shall, be committed regardless of whether the bodily injury done to the other person is caused by personal contact or by the use of an object, animate or inanimate.

No fault shall be deemed to have been committed where:

the defendant could not reasonably have foreseen that the plaintiff would object to his act; or

the act was done in a reasonable manner, in the legitimate defense of oneself or another person, or to safeguard property of which the defendant was possessor or lawful owner; or

the plaintiff was a dangerous lunatic whom it was necessary to restrain from doing harm, and the act was done in a reasonable manner; or

the act consists of necessary and reasonable touching by legal executioners while performing their official duties; or

there are any other circumstances such as to justify the defendant’s act in the eyes of a reasonable person.