Legal Opinion
Morancy v. Morancy
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 26, 1991No. 90-354PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The defendant appeals a decision of the Lebanon District Court (Papademas, S.J.) awarding the plaintiffs recovery for intentional infliction of emotional distress. We recognize the existence of this tort under New Hampshire law, but find that the plaintiffs have failed to prove all of the essential elements of this cause of action. Thus, we reverse.
The plaintiffs individually brought actions against the defendant claiming that the defendant, the former wife of the plaintiff Robert Morancy, intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Robert and his present wife, Julie, by a series of…
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