Dickerson v. Nichols

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict of $16,500 in plaintiff’s favor on plaintiff’s intentional infliction of emotional distress claim. Defendant argues that the trial judge erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We disagree and affirm the jury’s verdict.

Plaintiff is a maintenance repairman for Michigan State University and was the union steward at the complex where defendant first became employed in August, 1980. Two weeks after defendant started, she complained to plaintiff about problems she was having with two…