Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Pepin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 17, 1992PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Defendant Eugene R. Pepin appeals a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Alexander, J.) after a jury-waived trial. Pepin argues that the court erred in finding him liable for the plaintiffs’ claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED). 1 We agree and vacate the judgment.
In June 1988 Pepin was involved in an automobile accident in Auburn with the plaintiffs’ 26-year-old son, Scott W. Cameron. The plaintiffs were notified of the accident shortly after it occurred and arrived at the Central Maine Medical Center…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Thing v. La ChusaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Tobin v. GrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Ballard v. UribeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Portee v. JaffeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Clohessy v. BachelorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Curtis v. PorterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Veilleux v. National Broadcasting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Marzolf v. StoneWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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