Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Oregon
Threats
Can i sue someone for threatening my family, child and myself through text messages and messages left on my awnsering machine? Even saying he was going to have me raped
Asked on 4/17/09, 1:29 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Meek
Daniel W. Meek
Re: Threats
Yes, such verbal threats are both the tort of assault and the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. You can sue the person doing it. I would suggest first notifying the police. Remove and store the answering machine tapes.
Answered on 4/17/09, 3:18 am