Young v. St. Louis University

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment based on the jury verdict finding against her and in favor of defendants St. Louis University and Richard Stensrude, Director of St. Louis University Medical Center. We affirm.

Appellant brought suit in the lower court on the theory of intentional infliction of emotional distress allegedly caused by Dr. Stensrude’s screening in her presence of a *145pornographic video-tape, Deep Throat. Appellant’s theory was that this action, coupled with the environment in which the film was shown, allegedly caused her to suffer from a non-psychotic mental condition know as…