Palmer v. Nan King Restaurant, Inc.

The plaintiff, Georgia Palmer, appeals from an order of the Superior Court {Hollman, J.) granting summary judgment to the defendant, Nan King Restaurant, Inc. The trial court’s decision was based upon the conclusion that the plaintiff, seeking recovery for emotional distress under a traditional negligence theory, was unable to demonstrate that her emotional injury was also accompanied by some physical manifestation. We affirm in part and remand in part.

For the purposes of summary judgment, the trial court found the following relevant facts. On April 25,1997, the plaintiff purchased food for…