HASSING v. WORTMAN

No. 82-039.

333 N.W.2d 765 (1983)

214 Neb. 154

Marcia L. HASSING, Appellee, v. Wilferd W. WORTMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Doyle, Lincoln, for appellant.

David W. Jorgensen of Nye, Hervert, Jorgensen & Watson, P.C., Kearney, for appellee.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, WHITE, HASTINGS, and CAPORALE, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The plaintiff, Marcia Hassing, commenced this action to recover damages for severe emotional distress caused by outrageous conduct of the defendant, Wilferd W. Wortman. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $18,120. The defendant has appealed.

The record shows that the parties were married in 1947 and were divorced in 1977. In July 1978 the plaintiff met George Hassing, whom she married in June 1979. The...

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