Geyer v. Steinbronn

BECK, Judge:

The instant litigation arose out of an unfavorable employment recommendation concerning plaintiff Joseph Geyer. Plaintiff sued defendants Miley Security Service Inc., his former employer; John Steinbronn, Miley Security’s vice president and plaintiff’s former supervisor; Raymond Miley Sr., an alleged officer of Miley Detective Agency, Inc., the corporate alter ego of Miley Security; and Service Review, Inc., a mercantile reporting agency.

Plaintiff alleged that defendants communicated to plaintiff’s prospective employer, Sears, Roebuck & Co., a false and defamatory report of his…