Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)

Citation: Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)
Parent Document: Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1976-07-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2155026/newby-v-alto-riviera-apartments/ ↗

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Normally, severe emotional distress is accompanied or followed by shock, illness, or other bodily harm, which in itself affords evidence that the distress is genuine and severe. The rule stated is not, however, limited to cases where there has been bodily harm; and if the conduct is sufficiently extreme and outrageous there may be liability for the emotional distress alone, without such harm. In such cases the courts may perhaps tend to look for more in the way of outrage as a guarantee that the claim is genuine; but if the enormity of the outrage carries conviction that there has in fact been severe emotional distress, bodily harm is not required.” 2 “e.

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