RUPLE v. BROOKS

No. 14121.

352 N.W.2d 652 (1984)

Ann RUPLE, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Earl BROOKS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.E. Light of Light Law Offices, Yankton, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael E. Ridgway of Brady, Kabeiseman, Reade, Abbott & Johnson, Yankton, for defendant and appellant.


DUNN, Justice (on reassignment).

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for plaintiff in an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress. We affirm.

On February 1, 1982, plaintiff's husband answered the home telephone five or six times, but the caller did not speak. On February 2, 1982, while plaintiff was not at home, her twelve-year-old babysitter received two telephone calls. During one of the calls the caller asked the babysitter...

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