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Appleton v. Bd. of Education of the Town of Stonington

Since supervisor's conduct in removing employee-teacher from school and requiring her to submit to psychological examinations was not "extreme and outrageous," employee could not prevail on claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress; employee's claim based on tortious interference with contract failed because she had voluntarily resigned

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VERTEFEUILLE, J. The issue in this certified appealis whether the Appellate Court properly concluded thatthe defendants were not entitled to summary judgmenton the plaintiff’s claims for (1) intentional infliction ofemotional distress, and (2) tortious interference withcontractual relations. Following our grant of certifica-tion;Appleton v. Board of Education, 249 Conn. 927,733 A.2d 847 (1999); the defendants, the board of educa-tionof the town of Stonington (board), Cherri Rifen-burg,the principal of Deans Mill School in Stonington,and Anthony Vacca, assistant principal of Deans MillSchool, appealed from the Appellate Court’s judgment.reversing the trial court’s rendering of summary judg-mentfor the defendants on the second and third countsof the plaintiff’s complaint. Appleton v. Board of Educa-tion,53 Conn. App. 252, 730 A.2d 88 (1999). We reversein part the judgment of the Appellate Court.

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