Viehweg v. Vic Tanny International of Missouri, Inc.

CRIST, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his petition. The petition, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.

In reviewing a dismissal, we give the pleadings their broadest intendment. Young v. Stensrude, 664 S.W.2d 263, 264[1] (Mo.App.1984). In his petition plaintiff alleged:

Plaintiff had a history of back problems which he related to defendant when he purchased his membership at defendant’s facility in July 1984. On April 8, 1985, plaintiff experienced a sharp debilitating pain in his…