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Decorso v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc.

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided August 19, 2003No. AC 22682PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DUPONT, J.

The plaintiff, Gail DeCorso, appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court following the granting of the motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendants1 as to both counts of the plaintiffs complaint, which alleged intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The questions for resolution are whether (1) the conduct of the individual defendants, elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses, was extreme and outrageous during the relevant periods of time, as alleged in the plaintiffs…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Connor v. Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Spencer v. ConnecticutDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
  3. Little v. Yale UniversityConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  4. Rweyemamu v. Commission on Human RightsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  5. Thibodeau v. American Baptist ChurchesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010

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