Minyard Food Stores, Inc., Petitioner v. Brenda Goodman, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that there was no legally sufficient evidence that the store manager’s defamatory statements were made within the course and scope of his employment, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals judgment in part, granting judgment that the plaintiff recover nothing from the employer. The Court affirmed that the employer is not liable for an employee’s defamation unless the statements further the employer’s business and are made in furtherance of the employee’s duties.