Bill Text: WV SB295 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Abolishing tort of outrage
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-14 - To Judiciary [SB295 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2016-SB295-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 295
By Senator Trump
[Introduced January 14, 2016; referred
to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-30, relating to abolishing the tort of outrage.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-30, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. ACTIONS FOR INJURIES.
§55-7-30. Tort of outrage abolished.
To the extent that the tort of outrage is a separate tort from the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress, the tort of outrage is hereby abolished in the State of West Virginia: Provided, That nothing in this section shall limit the ability for a plaintiff to recover under the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to abolish the tort of outrage.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
