Tom Points a Loaded Gun at a Ten-Year-Old Child

question 12

Multiple Choice

Tom points a loaded gun at a ten-year-old child.The child runs away laughing.

• A)Tom has committed intentional infliction of emotional distress because his conduct toward the child was obviously outrageous.
• B)Tom has not committed intentional infliction of emotional distress because the facts suggest that the child did not suffer extreme emotional distress.

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