Legal Opinion
Sheltra v. Smith
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 19, 1978No. 1-78PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The central issue in this appeal is whether this Court
shall recognize the tort of intentional infliction of mental distress. The instant appeal arose when the trial court below dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief could be granted. V.R.C.P. 12 (b) (6). We reverse for the reasons more fully outlined below.
The evolution of judicial recognition both of a right to recover damages for mental distress and of an independent cause of action for intentional infliction of mental distress is well catalogued in legal literature as well as in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Fletcher v. Western National Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Mitchell v. . Rochester Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Meyer v. NottgerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Twyman v. TwymanTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Hubbard v. United Press International, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Petyan v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Peterson v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Carter v. CarterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
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