Luttrell v. United Telephone System, Inc.

Parks, J.:

Plaintiff Marvin G. Luttrell appeals the dismissal of his defamation action against the defendant, United Telephone System, Inc.

Plaintiff alleges in his petition that several managerial employees of defendant maliciously communicated defamatory remarks about him between themselves while acting within the scope of their employment. Particularly, he alleges that on or about April 6 or 7 of 1982, Mr. R. H. Baranek, an employee of defendant, stated to Mr. R. L. Flint, plaintiff s supervisor, that plaintiff was illegally taping telephone conversations on April 1 and that Baranek had…