Hosford v. Estate of Campbell

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.

This is an action filed by plaintiff, John Henry Hosford, Jr., against the estate of Vincent A. Campbell, 1 deceased, for negligence, assault and battery, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff claims that the decedent lied about his sexual history and exposed plaintiff to the Acquired Immune Deficiency (“AIDS”) virus.

Plaintiff maintains that in reliance upon the decedent’s promises that he had not had sexual relations for five years, he entered into a homosexual relationship with the decedent in July 1987.…