Legal Opinion
Betty Saint Rogers v. Louisville Land Company
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 2012No. E2010-00991-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 195 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.
In this appeal, the defendants seek a review of the trial court’s decision to award the plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages based on the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of inadequate maintenance of the cemetery where the plaintiffs son was buried. To recover damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant’s conduct was either intentional or reckless, was so outrageous that it is not tolerated by…
3Cases cited41 opinions
- Bain v. WellsTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Hodges v. S.C. Toof & Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- Rodrigues v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
- Ganzevoort v. RussellTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Gleaves v. Checker Cab Transit Corp., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
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4Cited by195 opinions
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- Miller v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
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