Haldeman v. Total Petroleum, Inc.

LARSON, Justice.

Audrey Haldeman was employed as a service station cashier by the defendant, Total Petroleum, Inc., until her discharge following “unexplained shortages” in the employer’s cash receipts.

Haldeman sued Total and Joseph Kuhn, its area manager, alleging libel and slander, breach of employment contract, wrongful discharge, and tortious infliction of emotional distress. The claims for wrongful discharge and breach of employment contract were dismissed in a summary judgment proceeding before trial.

Following a jury verdict for the plaintiff on the claims of libel, slander, and tortious…