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ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT Stephen L. Williams Terre Haute, Indiana James Boswell Terre Haute, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Michael B. Langford Lynne D. Lidke Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL OF INDIANA Donald B. Kite, Sr. Carmel, Indiana James D. Johnson Evansville, Indiana

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In the

Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 94S00-0602-CQ-48 AMY SMITH, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. JAMES M. TONEY AND JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING CO., INC., Appellees (Defendants below). _________________________________ From the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana The Honorable Sarah Evans Barker, Judge Cause No. 1:04-cv-0796-SEB-VSS _________________________________ On Certified Question _________________________________ March 13, 2007 Boehm, Justice. Indiana law allows a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress under some limited circumstances even if the plaintiff has suffered no physical injury or impact as a result of the

defendant's negligence. We hold today that although a spouse may assert such a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress a fianc

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