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SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC. v. FRANCO

No. 97-0989.

971 S.W.2d 52 (1998)

SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC., Petitioner, v. Odilia FRANCO and Patricia Mendez, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn F. Green, Corpus Christi, for Petitioner.

Michael S. Quinn, Austin, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM.

Is wrongful termination of employment so extreme and outrageous that, without more, it will support a jury finding of intentional infliction of emotional distress? The court of appeals held that it is.1 It is not. Furthermore, the respondents' punitive damages cannot stand without the intentional-infliction claim. But, the court of appeals' judgment is correct to the extent that it affirmed the trial court's order reinstating...

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