Example of Intentional Infliction of Emotional distress???

There are plenty of things that people have done that were considered intentional infliction of emotional distress. Basically the point of having such a cause of action is to provide for a redress when the damage inflicted is not physical- you can intentionally cause harm to someone without assaulting them, and they can suffer damage from it. The intent does not have to be to cause distress, though sometimes it might be. The act must be performed intentionally or recklessly- ie: driving a car recklessly, or intending to tell someone something. A few instances:

1. Wilkinson v. Downton. Defendant told a woman that her husband had been seriously injured (broken both his legs) and that she needed to go to him and help carry him home. She was so frightened at the news and at not being able to find him where the defendant said he was that her hair turned white, she became ill, etc. The court held in favor of plaintiff.

2. For the parents of a kidnapped child- if the defendant did not actually kidnap or imprison the child, but knew where the child was and for years refused to tell the parents where the child was, resulting in distress to the parents. If you are just trying to come up with fictional scenarios, you could add some sort of debilitating consequence, like a miscarriage, depression, or divorce.

3. A is driving recklessly and hits and kills B in front of C. C, who is B's mother, see this and has a heart attack on the spot. C has suffered distress, sickness, etc. caused by A's reckless driving. For this to meet the outrageousness standard, the person might have had to intend to kill B in front of C for some reason.

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Example of Intentional Infliction of Emotional distress???

definition of Intentional Infliction of emotional distress is:

The The tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress has four elements: (1) the defendant must act intentionally or recklessly; (2) the defendant's conduct must be extreme and outrageous; and (3) the conduct must be the...

Posting on a Public Media misleading information regarding a husband or wife can also be considered an intentional infliction of emotional distress; and a fraud charge, if its not true..

Restraining order, and sue his ***. He deserves it