Whalen v. Isaacs

McMukray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Whalen filed this action for damages arising from intentional infliction of emotional distress against defendant Isaacs. The complaint alleges that plaintiff returned from an out-of-town trip to discover a message on his home telephone answering machine which stated that his dog had been found roaming free and been given a poisonous chemical, and that unless medical treatment was administered immediately, the dog would die within 24 hours; that plaintiff transported the dog to a veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment; and that at the veterinarian’s it was…