Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Watts

David T. "Tommy" Watts, appellee, worked for Prudential Insurance Company in its Tuscaloosa, Alabama office for several years. In August 1981 Tommy resigned his position as an agent with Prudential and went to work for Bankers Life Insurance Company. Watts did not leave Prudential on friendly terms. On the night that Watts informed Buffo, an employee of Prudential, that he was leaving Prudential, Buffo accused Watts of stealing files from Prudential. Later Buffo held up Watts's final paycheck. Also, Watts and Buffo were now business rivals. Buffo worked for Prudential and Watts worked for…