Ledl v. Quik Pik Food Stores, Inc

Plaintiffs, Ruth Ledl (hereinafter plaintiff) and her husband, John Ledl, appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant. Plaintiffs complaint alleged wrongful discharge and/or breach of employment contract, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false light invasion of privacy. Plaintiffs husband sought damages for his derivative loss of consortium.

Plaintiff was employed as a general manager for defendant’s store in Riverview, Michigan. On February 19, 1982, she and all other store employees were discharged by a new area supervisor for their…