Ferro v. Society of Saint Pius X

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding a parishioner damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress because of a priest’s conduct. The statute of limitations had run before the lawsuit was filed, but the jury found that the defendants were equitably estopped from asserting it as a defense. Because the plaintiff did not proceed with due diligence once he knew or reasonably should have known that the alleged misrepresentations supporting the equitable estoppel were untrue, we reverse the judgment.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The plaintiff-appellant Anthony…