Thomas v. Special Olympics Missouri, Inc.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Richard Thomas sued Special Olympics of Missouri, Inc. (Special Olympics), for intentional infliction of emotional distress and prima facie tort based on its refusal to reinstate him as a member of that organization in the fall of 1996. The trial court granted Special Olympics’ motion for summary judgment on both theories. It did so based on Mr. Thomas’ failure to controvert Special Olympics’ showing that its decision was based, at least in part, on a desire to avoid a repetition of the disruptive behavior it believed Mr. Thomas had engaged in when previously a…