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KORBIN v. BERLIN Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A defendant made malicious statements to a six-year-old girl about her mother’s alleged affair. The court held that these statements were sufficiently outrageous to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, even without physical injury.
Legal Significance: This case affirmed that Florida recognizes the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress and established that deliberately targeting a young child with malicious statements about a parent can constitute outrageous conduct sufficient to state a claim.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
The plaintiff, a six-year-old girl, brought an action through her guardian against the defendant. The complaint alleged that the defendant willfully and maliciously approached the child and made several statements, including: “Do you know that your mother took a man away from his wife? Do you know God is going to punish them? Do you know that a man is sleeping in your mother’s room?” The plaintiff alleged these statements were knowingly false and were made with the specific purpose of causing the child undue emotional stress, mental pain, and anguish. The plaintiff further alleged that the defendant’s actions did, in fact, cause her to suffer such injuries. The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, and the plaintiff appealed.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Can a defendant’s intentional and malicious verbal statements to a young child about her mother’s alleged immoral conduct constitute conduct sufficiently outrageous to state a cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
Yes. The court reversed the dismissal, holding that the defendant’s alleged statements Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis a
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Legal Issue
Can a defendant’s intentional and malicious verbal statements to a young child about her mother’s alleged immoral conduct constitute conduct sufficiently outrageous to state a cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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Flash Summary
- Florida recognizes a cause of action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional