Houston v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

MANFORD, Special Judge.

This is a civil action seeking damages for alleged outrage and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress. The circuit court entered a judgment dismissing the petition. The judgment is affirmed.

Appellant presents two points, which in summary charge the trial court erred in dismissing the petition, because (1) the petition alleges complaints that respondent’s conduct was intentional and thus the matter is not exclusively within the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act, and (2) the petition, by its allegations, does meet the standard of “outrage”.

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