Fred Honaker v. Gary Smith, Mayor, Individually and as Mayor of the Village of Lovington and as Fire Chief of the Lovington Fire Department

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• noting that Illinois courts have tended to merge the conduct and distress elements of IIED such that the more severe the conduct, the less proof of severe distress required
• noting that Illinois courts -9- 2023 IL App (2d) 220197 have tended to merge the conduct and distress elements of intentional infliction of emotional distress such that the more severe the conduct, the less proof of severe distress required
• burning down the plaintiff’s home poses an obvious risk of emotional distress
• “An additional consideration in determining whether extreme and outrageous behavior exists is whether the plaintiff is particularly susceptible to emotional distress … .”
• tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress is judged on an objective standard of what is “intolerable in a civilized community”
• “Illinois courts have been more inclined to characterize [ ] emotional distress as severe” where it has manifested “either through physical symptoms or has necessitated medical treatment”

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