Harris v. Jones

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• holding that evidence of aggravation of plaintiffs pre-existing nervous and speech condition was vague and did not establish severity element
• holding that evidence of aggravation of plaintiff's pre-existing nervous and speech condition was vague and did not establish severity element
• holding that “[i]t is for the court to determine” whether defendant’s conduct may be deemed “extreme and outrageous” and for the jury to ascertain whether “the conduct has been sufficiently extreme and outrageous to result in liability”
• holding employers have a higher duty than strangers to avoid inflicting emotional distress
• holding employers have a higher duty than strangers to avoid inflicting emotional distress
• determining that evidence that the plaintiff was “shaken up,” felt “like going into a hole [to] hide” out of humiliation, and saw a physician to treat his “nerves” was not severe enough

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