Archibald v. Braverman explained

Archibald v. Braverman
Court:	California Court of Appeals
Full Name:	Joan Archibald, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Edward Braverman et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Date Decided:	July 28, 1969
Judges:	Frank Henry Kerrigan, Stephen K. Tamura, Robert Gardner
Number Of Judges:	3
Decision By:	Kerrigan
Concurring:	Tamura, Gardner
Subsequent Actions:	Overruled in Thing v. La Chusa

Archibald v. Braverman, (1969), was a case decided by the California Court of Appeals that first ruled that visual perception of an accident was not a necessary prerequisite to recovery for negligent infliction of emotional distress under the criteria enunciated in Dillon v. Legg. The holding in Archibald was later overruled by the 1989 case Thing v. La Chusa.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Krouse v. Graham, a case in 1977 with a similar ruling

Notes and References

1. Thing v. La Chusa, 48 Cal. 3d 644, 668
2. Web site: Archibald v. Braverman. 2020-06-14. Justia Law. en.
3. Web site: Table of Authorities for Archibald v. Braverman, 275 Cal. App. 2d 253 – CourtListener.com. 2020-06-14. CourtListener. en-us.