SAMMS v. ECCLES

No. 9235.

11 Utah 2d 289 (1961)

358 P.2d 344

MARCIA G. SAMMS, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. DAVID ECCLES, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor A. Spencer, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Sumner J. Hatch, Ray S. McCarty, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiff Marcia G. Samms sought to recover damages from David Eccles for injury resulting from severe emotional distress she claims to have suffered because he persistently annoyed her with indecent proposals.

The parties presented their respective contentions to the court at pretrial. The court entered a pretrial order noting that, "plaintiff bases her cause of action on * * the infliction of severe emotional distress by wilful and wanton...

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