Falzone v. Busch

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

The question before us on this appeal is whether the plaintiff may recover for bodily injury or sickness resulting from fear for her safety caused by a negligent defendant, where the plaintiff was placed in danger by such negligence, although there was no physical impact.

The complaint alleges in the first count that the plaintiff, Charles Falzone, was standing in a field adjacent to the roadway when he was struck and injured by defendant’s negligently driven automobile. The second count alleges that the plaintiff, Mabel Falzone, wife of…