HARRIS V. JONES
281 Md. 560, 380 A.2d 611 (1977)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This is an appeal from a denial of damages for intentional infliction
of emotional distress.
FACTS: Harris (P) worked at a General Motors (D1) plant. P stuttered his whole life and
was very self-conscious about it. P charged that Jones (D), a supervisor, maliciously and
cruelly mimicked P and that D1 had ratified that conduct. D did his acts over 30 times in a
four-month period. This caused P to suffer from acute nervousness and resulted in an
increase in stuttering. P asked D for a transfer to another department but that request was
refused because D had labeled P as a trouble maker. P sued for intentional infliction of
emotional distress. At trial P admitted that many things made him nervous including bosses
and that other employees had mimicked his stuttering and that he had only been to the doctor
once during the entire incident. A jury found for P and awarded damages. The verdict was
reversed by the Court of Special Appeals because there was no causal connection between the
wrongful conduct and the emotional distress and the emotional distress was not severe. P
appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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