Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

In this case, we again explore the parameters of the tori of intentional infliction of emotional distress. A truck driver drove a tractor-trailer rig into a parade, killing one participant and injuring two others. Another participant, Rueben C. Johnson, was not himself struck, but witnessed the accident. Johnson brought this suit for emotional distress against the truck driver, the driver’s employer, and the lessor of the rig (the “Defendants”). The trial court granted summary judgment for all Defendants. The court of appeals reversed, however, holding that Defendants…