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· 12/14/2005

Butler-Rupp v. Lourdeaux

Citations

  • 36 Cal. Rptr. 3d 685
  • 134 Cal. App. 4th 1220
  • 2005 Daily Journal DAR 14415
  • 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10560
  • 2005 Cal. App. LEXIS 1911

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • identifying the elements of negligent infliction of emotional distress as 27 “1. The defendant engaged in negligent conduct; 2. The plaintiff suffered serious emotional 28 distress; 3. The defendants’ negligent conduct was a cause of the serious emotional 1 distress.”
  • “[I]n the absence of physical injury, the courts have never allowed recovery of damages for emotional distress arising solely from property damage or economic injury to the plaintiff.”

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Judges: Swager

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