Legal Opinion
Kinnamon v. Staitman & Snyder
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 8, 1977No. Civ. 49426PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THOMPSON, J.
In the case at bench, we consider the legal sufficiency of a complaint to state a cause of action for intentional infliction of *895emotional distress, We conclude that allegations that a lawyer in violation of rule 7-104 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct threatened plaintiff with criminal prosecution to obtain an advantage in a civil case, that the threat was made with the intent of inflicting emotional distress, and that severe emotional distress resulted, are legally sufficient. Accordingly, we reverse a judgment of dismissal entered after a demurrer to a…
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