· 2/21/1989
First Bank (N.A.) — Billings v. Clark
Citations
- 771 P.2d 84
- 236 Mont. 195
- 1989 Mont. LEXIS 48
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that severe emotional distress is only a new interpretation of the existing “significant impact” requirement
- adopting § 46, comment j, relating to the tort of emotional distress
- adopting § 46, comment j, relating to the tort of emotional distress
- court has duty of determining threshold question of whether any proof of severe emotional distress exists sufficient to raise question of fact for jury
- disapproving of recovery for loss of sleep and nervous tension
- adopting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46, cmt. j
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gulbrandson, Turnage, Harrison, Hunt, McDonough, Weber, Haswell, Sheehy
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