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Harris v. Jones Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A supervisor repeatedly mocked an employee’s stutter. The court officially recognized the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) in Maryland but held that the employee’s resulting distress was not legally severe enough to support his claim.
Legal Significance: This case formally adopted the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) in Maryland, establishing a four-part test based on the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 and emphasizing the high threshold required to prove “severe” emotional distress.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
The plaintiff, William R. Harris, an employee at General Motors, had a lifelong stutter. His supervisor, H. Robert Jones, was aware of Harris’s speech impediment and his sensitivity to it. Over a five-month period, Jones repeatedly and maliciously mimicked Harris’s stutter more than 30 times. Jones also refused Harris’s request for a transfer, calling him a “troublemaker.” As a result, Harris claimed he was “shaken up,” felt humiliated, and that his pre-existing nervous condition and stutter worsened. Harris had been under a physician’s care for nervousness for six years prior to the incidents with Jones. During the five-month period of harassment, he saw his physician once and was prescribed the same nerve pills he had been taking previously. Harris also acknowledged other stressors in his life, including family problems and conflicts with other supervisors in a generally rough workplace environment. A jury awarded Harris compensatory and punitive damages, but the intermediate appellate court reversed.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Did the plaintiff present legally sufficient evidence that his emotional distress was severe enough to satisfy the fourth element of the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress?
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Legal Issue
Did the plaintiff present legally sufficient evidence that his emotional distress was severe enough to satisfy the fourth element of the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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Flash Summary
- Officially recognizes the independent tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
