Wishnatsky v. Huey

Huey (defendant), an assistant attorney general having a private conversation in a colleague's office, pushed the door closed when Wishnatsky (plaintiff), a paralegal, attempted to enter without knocking, pushing Wishnatsky out into the hallway in the process. Wishnatsky sued for battery, and the trial court dismissed on summary judgment.

Whether a battery occurs where the defendant's contact offends a plaintiff who is unduly sensitive about his personal dignity, if that contact would not have offended a reasonable person's sense of personal dignity.