Pettett v. Thompson

1. In the absence of an allegation charging wilful and wanton negligence, no recovery can be had in this State on account of mere fright, nervous shock, or mental suffering; but even for mere negligence, if the fright, shock, or mental suffering results naturally in mental or physical impairment, that is to say, if the knowledge of the defendant was or should have been such that the resulting injury could under the circumstances have been reasonably foreseen and anticipated as the direct, natural, and probable consequence of his act, a recovery against him may be had, and in such a ease the…