Lazor v. Milne

How courts have described this case

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• it is for the court to determine in the first instance whether conduct is so extreme or outrageous as to permit recovery
• where there were no allegations of physical harm, the complaint was properly dismissed
• where there were no allegations of physical harm, the complaint was properly dismissed
• “An actor is never liable where he has done no more than to insist upon his legal rights in a permissible way, even if he is aware that such insistence may cause emotional distress.” (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 cmt. g)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).