Section 1.6 Chapter 4—Infliction of Emotional Distress

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D. (§1.6) Chapter 4—Infliction of Emotional Distress

Chapter 4 discusses both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The author notes that recovery for emotional distress was traditionally limited to those instances when traditional, recognized torts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, slander, or libel could be proven. In Pretsky v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., 396 S.W.2d 566 (Mo. 1965), abrogated by Bass v. Nooney Co., 646 S.W.2d 765 (Mo. banc 1983), however, the...

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