Morgan v. Anthony

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• noting that generally, a party cannot rely on its own answer to an interrogatory as summary-judgment evidence
• holding there was sufficient evidence of extreme and outrageous conduct where a man—who stopped to assist a female motorist having car trouble on a rural highway—repeatedly harassed her with sexual advances, followed her, and blocked her escape
• stating general rule and explaining exception when witness questioned about interrogatory answers in deposition, witness testified that the responses were correct, and interrogatory responses were attached to deposition transcript
• “Generally, a party cannot rely on its own answer to an interrogatory as summary judgment evidence.”
• man who stopped to assist motorist having car trouble on a rural highway repeatedly blocked her escape and harassed her
• party’s own interrogatory answer became competent summary judgment evidence when it became a deposition exhibit, party affirmed in her deposition that it was correct, and party was subject to cross examination about the assertions in her interrogatory answer

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