§ 13-7 Damages - Elements of Actual Damages - Mental Anguish

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§ 13-7 Damages - Elements of Actual Damages - Mental Anguish

An injured party may recover for mental anguish brought about by bodily injury and suffering. Where a party's negligence is directly responsible for physical injury to another, the injured party may recover both for actual physical injury sustained and for concomitant mental and emotional suffering which flow as a natural consequence of the wrongful act.

When connected with a physical injury, the term "mental anguish" includes both the resultant...