Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/1/1976

Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.

Citations

355 N.E.2d 315
371 Mass. 140

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firing waitresses in alphabetical order until one admitted theft sufficient to state a claim of outrageous conduct
firing waitresses in alphabetical order until one admitted theft sufficient to state a claim of outrageous conduct
firing employees in alphabetical order until one of them admitted stealing could constitute outrageous conduct
noting that to state such a claim, a plaintiff must allege, among other things, “that the actor intended to inflict emotional distress or that he knew or should have known that emotional distress was the likely result of his conduct”
allowing loss of consortium claim predicated on spouse’s intentional infliction of emotional distress claim
“the underlying purpose of such action is to compensate for the loss of the companionship, affection and sexual enjoyment of one’s spouse”

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Judges: Braucher, Quirico, Reardon, Wilkins

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