Gammon v. Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Inc.

ROBERTS, Justice.

Following a jury trial, the Superior Court, Cumberland County, entered a judgment against the plaintiff, Gerald C. Gammon, and in favor of the defendants, Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Inc. and Neal-York Funeral Home, Inc. On appeal Gammon challenges the directed verdict granted on Count I of his complaint, which alleged negligent infliction of severe emotional distress. 1 Because the evidence introduced at trial would support a verdict in Gammon’s favor on the negligence theory of Count I, we vacate the judgment.

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Linwood Gammon, Gerald’s father, died on November 7, 1982 at…