Yarbray v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Hunt, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review its affirmance of the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company on plaintiff Shirley Yarbray’s claims of invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Yarbray v. Southern Bell Tel. &c. Co., 197 Ga. App. 846 (399 SE2d 718) (1990). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Shirley Yarbray worked in the personnel department at Southern Bell’s headquarters, where she investigated employment discrimination claims and administered guidelines for the…