What is the test for damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Pleasant v. Celli, 18 Cal.App.4th 841, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 663 (Cal. App. 1993):

Unlike Holliday v. Jones, the case at bar is not a proper case in which to award damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress.

[18 Cal.App.4th 855]

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