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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bernstein v. Fernandez.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Bernstein v. Fernandez Anchor
dc · 1991
green “so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community.” 13
2 King v. Kidd
dc · 1993
green “in determining whether conduct is extreme or outrageous, it should not be considered in a sterile setting, detached from the surroundings in which it occurred.” 3

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