Sullivan v. DeColigny’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “Although the Restatement of Torts, Second § 46 contemplates atrocious and intolerable conduct in order to establish said cause of action, and provides that the Court must preliminarily ascertain whether the defendants' conduct is of such an outrageous nature as to permit recovery, the Court cannot, at this stage in the instant proceedings rule that the conduct alleged in the complaint is not actionable under § 46 of the Restatement. The Court will permit the respective parties to proceed to trial and to introduce whatever evidence they may wish to offer before determining whether the alleged conduct of defendants was of such a nature as to warrant submitting the issue of liability to the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Paul v. Humana Medical Plan, Inc.