Hockey Player’s Suit Against Parent Survives Summary Judgment

A court has denied a defendant's motion for summary judgment in a case where a 13-year-old hockey player claimed the defendant, the parent of another hockey player, inflicted "emotional distress" after an incident on the ice between the two players.   Viewing the "facts collectively in a light most favorable to (the plaintiff) … it is possible that (the plaintiff) was put in imminent apprehension by the defendant's acts," wrote the court.   The incident occurred during and after a De