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ROBERTS v. SAYLOR

No. 52,288

230 Kan. 289 (1981)

637 P.2d 1175

LORETTA F. ROBERTS, Appellant, v. LESLIE L. SAYLOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Phelps, Jr., of Fred W. Phelps, Chartered, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Margie J. Phelps, of the same firm, and Robert D. Ochs, of Fisher, Ochs & Heck, P.A., of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Edwin D. Smith, of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, of Topeka, argued the cause, and J. Steven Pigg, of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

The present appeal concerns a claim against a doctor for causing plaintiff emotional distress. This type of claim is generally referred to as based on the tort of outrage. The trial court sustained a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendant based on the pleadings, stipulations, admissions, and deposition of the plaintiff. The Court of Appeals reversed...

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