Donnybrook played a 'joke' on Elanor.He told her that her husband has been arrested for murder.Elanor went into depression on hearing the news and is still depressed even though she now knows Donnybrook was lying.Elanor's most likely civil action against Donnybrook is to sue him for:

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In this scenario, Elanor is likely suffering from nervous shock or severe emotional distress due to Donnybrook's false statement. Therefore, her most likely civil action against him would be to sue him for damages resulting from the emotional distress. This falls under the tort of negligence and is known as the tort of Nervous shock.

Donnybrook Played a 'Joke' on Elanor