Burks v. Rushmore

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This defamation case revisits us after a reversal of the grant of C.H. Rushmore's motion for summary judgment in Burks v. Rushmore (1989), Ind., 534 N.E.2d 1101. James E. Burks now appeals the grant of Rushmore's second motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Burks was an employee of Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. (the Company) in 1981. As Medical Director for Indiana Bell, Rushmore was responsible for maintenance and supervision of the employee disability leave programs. During the first week of November, when Burks was on authorized disability leave, Rushmore received…