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· 4/12/1971

George v. Jordan Marsh Company

Citations

  • 268 N.E.2d 915
  • 359 Mass. 244
  • 46 A.L.R. 3d 762
  • 1971 Mass. LEXIS 811

How courts have described this case

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  • holding creditor’s repeated harassment tactics that caused debtor to suffer two heart attacks was “extreme and outrageous” conduct
  • recognizing liability for like conduct where bodily harm could be shown
  • recognizing liability for like conduct where bodily harm could be shown
  • permitting plaintiff to recover for intentional infliction of emotional distress without proving accompanying physical injury
  • permitting plaintiff to recover for intentional infliction of emotional distress without proving accompanying physical injury
  • continuing “dunning tactics” were used to coerce mother to pay emancipated son’s bills

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Judges: Quirico, Tatjbo, Spalding, Reabdon, Quibico

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