Rainey v. Shaffer

In April 1980, plaintiff-appellee, Cindy Rainey, worked for Elaine Powers. Sometime in the middle of that month, while still employed by Elaine Powers, appellee applied for a position at Diamond Shamrock. She listed her past employer, Bobbie Brooks, as a reference. The reference check was conducted by a Ms. Keever. Appellee was not hired for that position.

Some time after her rejection by Diamond Shamrock, appellee asked Pamela Johnson, her supervisor at Elaine Powers, to conduct a reference check for her by contacting appellant, her former supervisor at Bobbie Brooks. Johnson conducted the…