Conley v. Troncalli Motor Co.

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• existence of legitimate motive for defendant’s act does not defeat cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress
• “A cause of action sounding in a known or recognized tort, e.g, intentional infliction of emotional distress, should not, and indeed cannot, be characterized as a prima facie tort.”
• “A cause of action sounding in a known or recognized tort, e.g., intentional infliction of emotional distress, should not, and indeed cannot, be characterized as a prima facie tort.”

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