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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Hoy v. Angelone.

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1 Hoy v. Angelone Anchor
pasuperct · 1997
green “(1) the conduct of the defendant must be extreme and outrageous; (2) it must be intentional or reckless; (3) it must cause emotional distress; and (4) that distress must be severe.” 5
2 Regan v. Township of Lower Merion
paed · 1999
green “the conduct must be 'so extreme in nature as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency such that it would be regarded as utterly intolerable to civilized society.” 5

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