· 1/13/1988
Nancy P. v. D'AMATO
Citations
- 517 N.E.2d 824
- 401 Mass. 516
How courts have described this case
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- noting that certain justices “have been willing to acknowledge that objective corroboration of a plaintiffs emotional distress may sometimes be shown in the absence of physical injury”
- denying recovery for emotional distress where the plaintiffs did not have substantially contemporaneous knowledge of the outrageous conduct that was inflicted on the third-party
- where counsel fails to make proper objection, appel late review of ruling is generally precluded
- family member does not need to be present when outrageous conduct occurs but rather must have “substantially contemporaneous knowledge of the outrageous conduct”
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch
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