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· 7/15/1831

New-York & Sharon Canal Co., & Sharon Canal Co. v. Fulton Bank

Citations

  • 7 Wend. 412

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  • holding that the court determines whether severe emotional distress can be found, but the jury determines whether severe emotional distress exists
  • holding that “[Defendants] 21 aggressively approach[ing] [Plaintiff] and threaten[ing] to both beat and kill him and the family 22 dog” was insufficient where the defendants neither “displayed a weapon, took a swing at 23 [Plaintiff], [n]or otherwise attempted to touch him.”

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Judges: Savage

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