Reardon v. Layton & Forsyth

CORN, V. C. J.

J. E. Reardon appeals from the judgment of the district court of Oklahoma county directing a verdict in favor of the defendants, Layton & Forsyth, a partnership,'and Bob Leech, in an action for damages for alleged wrongful procurement of plaintiff’s discharge from employment by his employer.

Plaintiff, a structural steel worker, was employed by the Steward Iron Works, Inc., a subcontractor, engaged to install the work in the jail of the county courthouse in Oklahoma City. Layton & Forsyth is a firm of architects employed by the county to render certain services by way of…