LeGrande v. Emmanuel

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• holding conduct by church members in front of congregation, including accusation that pastor stole cash and reference to him as “Satan,” was not outrageous
• explaining that “outrageous” conduct must “go beyond all bounds of decency” and it must “be regarded as odious and utterly intolerable in a civilized community”
• finding that memory loss and the exacerbation of a preexisting condition were insufficient to support a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress
• finding that memory loss and the exacerbation of a preexisting condition were insufficient
• confirming that a cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress requires allegations of outrageous conduct that goes so far beyond all bounds of decency as to be regarded as odious and utterly intolerable in a civilized community
• denying parishioners' motion to dismiss a minister's slander claims without prejudice to assert the claims in a summary judgment proceeding if warranted by the evidence

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