Craig v. Driscoll

Oct 16, 2001
SC 16608
Reporters:
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The petition for certification of the defendants, David L. ‍‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍Davis and Hawk’s Nest, Inc., for appeal from the Appellate Court, 64 Conn. App. 699 (AC 19299), is granted, limited ‍‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the plaintiffs’ complaint stated a cause of ‍‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍action for (1) negligent infliction of emotional distress on a bystander and (2) reckless infliction of emotional ‍‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍distress on a bystander?”

VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Patrick J. Walsh and Richard ‍‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍P. Hastings, in support of the petition. Decided October 16, 2001