Hayes v. Illinois Power Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the plaintiff was a direct victim because he was electrocuted as a result of coming into contact with decedent who had been electrocuted
• holding the trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint was proper where the conduct alleged could not be characterized as “extreme and outrageous”
• distinguishing between emotional distress resulting from an intentional act, as required for an IIED claim, and emotional distress resulting from negligence
• “The court in Rickey was solely concerned with defining the parameters of bystander recovery.” (quotation omitted)
• “The court in Rickey was solely concerned with defining the parameters of bystander recovery.” (quotation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).