Goodroe v. Georgia Power Co.

Bell, Chief Judge.

This is an action for wrongful and malicious discharge from employment. Plaintiff alleged that he was hired as a permanent employee by defendant in 1975 as a security officer, and that in 1976 he was discharged without probable cause. Plaintiff also alleged a conspiracy between those employees of defendant responsible for procuring the discharge. Defendant answered that plaintiffs hiring was indefinite and therefore subject to being terminated at will by either party. Plaintiff subsequently amended by alleging that defendant fired plaintiff "because he was about to uncover…