Where's the Outrage? "Outrageous" Conduct in Analyzing the Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Wake of Snyder v. Phelps

Authors

Constance A. Anastopoulo
Daniel J. Crooks III

Publication Date

3-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This Article analyzes the highly publicized case of Snyder v. Phelps to illustrate the current status of the tort of Outrage and asks whether courts should continue to recognize this tort or whether, in the name of refinement, the courts have eviscerated the protections and necessity of the tort.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V19.I3.1

First Page

667

Last Page

709

Recommended Citation

Constance A. Anastopoulo & Daniel J. Crooks III, Where's the Outrage? "Outrageous" Conduct in Analyzing the Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Wake of Snyder v. Phelps, 19 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 667 (2013).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V19.I3.1