LOURCEY v. ESTATE OF SCARLETT


146 S.W.3d 48 (2004)

Cindy R. LOURCEY, et al. v. ESTATE OF Charles SCARLETT, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele M. Brubaker, Parks T. Chastain and Stacey A. Terral, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Estate of Charles Scarlett, Deceased.

David L. Cooper, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellees, Cindy R. Lourcey and Vernon B. Lourcey.


Heard at Cookeville1 June 2, 2004.

OPINION

E. RILEY ANDERSON, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted review to determine (1) whether the complaint states a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress when it alleges that the defendant's conduct was outrageous because he shot his wife and then himself...

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