Ex Parte Crawford & Co.

The circuit court entered a summary judgment for the defendants Crawford Company, Wayne Kruse, and Don Payne (all hereinafter referred to as "Crawford Company"), on the plaintiff Bruce Alan Jones's complaint alleging the tort of outrage and making other tort and contract claims. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed as to the outrage claim. See Jones v.Crawford Co., 693 So.2d 454 (Ala.Civ.App. 1995). We have granted Crawford Company's petition for certiorari review. We reverse.

We are compelled to examine the type of conduct required for the tort of outrage and to determine whether Jones…