Rachel ASARO, Appellant,
v.
CARDINAL GLENNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et al., Respondents.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 20, 1990.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 18, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James A. Stemmler, St. Louis, for appellant.
Kemper R. Coffelt, Clayton, Ben Ely, Jr., Cherly A. Callis, Philip L. Willman, Robyn G. Fox, Christiana M. Rush, St. Louis, for respondents.
Lori J. Levine, Carla G. Holste, Gerald M. Sill, Jefferson City, for amicus curiae Missouri Hosp. Assn.
Jeffrey P. Hine, John L. Oliver, Jr., Cape Girardeau, for Missouri Organization of Defendant Lawyers.
Ronald R. Holliger, Kansas City, for amicus MATA.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
ROBERTSON, Judge.
In Bass v. Nooney Co.,646 S.W.2d 765 (Mo. banc 1983), this Court abrogated the impact rule and permitted a plaintiff to recover for emotional distress without first showing a contemporaneous traumatic physical injury. This case addresses the issue left open in footnote 3 of Bass. May a plaintiff recover for emotional distress resulting solely from observing injury to a third party caused by a defendant...
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