Johnson v. Standard Fruit and Vegetable Co., Inc.

OPINION

ANDELL, Justice.

Appellant, Rueben C. Johnson, appeals from a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of Standard Fruit and Vegetable Company, Inc., Bright Truck Leasing Corporation, and James Marshall (collectively, ap-pellees). In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether there is a cause of action in negligence solely for emotional distress1 damages caused by a breach of the duty of vigilance imposed on the operator of a motor vehicle on a public highway. We also address whether the trial court erroneously rendered summary judgment on appellant’s cause of action for intentional…