Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff against his former employer, the defendant Anaconda Industries, Inc., for damages arising out of an employment relationship. The defendant seeks a summary judgment in its favor on the three count complaint in which the plaintiff alleges breach of an implied covenant of good faith, tortious discharge from employment and defamation.

The plaintiff was employed for thirteen years under an oral contract which could be terminated at will. During a labor disruption the defendant questioned the plaintiff about his involvement in a theft of refrigerators.…