Brannon v. AMERICAN MICRO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Smith, Justice.

The appellant, Jack Brannon, was the president and major shareholder of the appellee, American Micro Distributors, Inc. He sold the company to Technical Marketing Systems, Inc., and entered into a three-year employment agreement in which he was named president of the appellee. Within the next two months difficulties arose and the appellant’s employment was terminated. The appellee filed a complaint against the appellant which was later amended. The amended complaint alleged that the appellant sent letters to the appellee’s customers that contained “false and libelous” material,…