Alexander v. DePaepe

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court of McHenry County dismissing the second count of plaintiff’s complaint, which sought damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff, Beth Alexander, contends that the trial court erred in finding that a family relationship is an element of a cause of action based on negligent infliction of emotional distress and in construing certain of plaintiff’s allegations as seeking damages for loss of consortium.

On July 11, 1981, plaintiff was a passenger in a car driven by her fiance, Arthur Carroll. The Carroll auto collided with a…