Childers v. Geile

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

Appellants Tanya and Jeffrey Childers filed this action in Montgomery Circuit Court against the Appellees, Sandra F. Geile, M.D. and Marshall Emergency Services Associates, PSC, claiming severe emotional distress caused by the outrageous and intentional or reckless conduct of Dr. Geile when she told them that Tanya had miscarried their child when in fact she had not. The issue presented in this case is whether summary judgment for Appellees was proper because a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress cannot be maintained when the same facts…